The minister of labor and social security Andreas Loverdos announced yesterday at a meeting with the labor syndicate that measures will be taken to lower the unemployment level (which will reach 12% in the following months, according to forecasts of the chairman of Labor Observatory Georgios Romanyas), and to reorganize labor relations by reviewing all laws, which are enforced regarding working hours, hiring new personnel and distinction of labor rights in the public sector.
According to syndicate members the real unemployment level is 15% and now that the tourist season is over, the situation is even worse. The minister said that the employment discussions will start next week and also stressed that "all pre-election promises will be applied, even though with every other day the deficit is going for the worst.
The chairman of the syndicate organization GSEE shared that there is a deficit of €345 million in the Labor Organization and Workers' Rights due to the decreasing contribution of the state insurance fund.
"We will pun an end to the ancient work relations," said Mr. Loverdos. Also, in relation to the meeting with representatives of the EC on Monday, government spokespeople said that the main goal they have is to limit the deficit until 2010 to a one digit number - ambition, which requires immediate action, in order to bring €10 billion into the state's treasury.
The measures will aim to increase income and limit expenses. One of the measures is to increase the retirement age of women working in the public sector, in order to equalize it with the men's. The problems in the insurance funds is a priority but it is still unclear, which direction will the reform turn.
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