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Greek Doctors Threaten to Join Strikes Against Government’s Pension Reform Plan

tsipras-katrRepresentatives of Greece’s association of doctors met with the Minister of Labor to express their opposition to the government’s proposed pension reform plan, hoping that they could make a case for its withdrawal. Alas, their voices fell on deaf ears as the Greek government has no option but to go along with the demands of its creditors for a radical overhaul of the nation’s ailing pension system.
Labor Minister Georgios Katrougalos said as much in his meeting with representatives of doctors when he admitted that the plan for the reform of the pension system cannot be withdrawn, although he added that he is open to discussions with the aim of improving it.
Unsurprisingly, his conciliatory approach did not convince the representatives of Greece’s association of doctors, who threatened in turn to join in the strikes and protests currently taking place throughout the country by all segments of the labor force.
The truth of the matter is that Greece’s creditors have already found the government’s pension reform plan insufficient to address the long-term sustainability of the system and expect even tougher measures, including further cuts in average monthly pensions. Greece’s labor organizations are aware of this reality, which is why they are protesting, so expect doctors to take their grievances against the government’s plan for pension reform to the streets.

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