Alias
12/14/2013 12:16:00 AM
On 12/13/2013 9:24 PM, GLOBALIST wrote:
>
> The banks are doing great after they were bailed out a dozen times
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>
> Unemployment in Greece remains stuck near record highs, but even many
> of those with a job are struggling financially.
>
> Newly released figures show nearly 30 percent of workers in the
> private sector are earning less that 600 euros a month.
>
> Theodoros Anastasopoulos left university three years ago, but the
> only job he can get is as a public opinion pollster:
>
> He told euronews: ???Two years after I completed my studies, I found
> this part-time job which pays me 250 to 300 euros a month. Obviously,
> I cannot afford to rent anywhere to live, I stay with my mother and
> my sister and the money we make covers only the food, utility bills
> and taxes.???
>
> The Greek Labour Ministry says there are 1,371,450 people employed by
> private companies in the country.
>
> Twenty percent of them ??? 274,000 ??? earn less that 500 euros a month,
> mostly working part time. Another eight percent ??? that???s 100,000
> people ??? have a monthly income of 500 to 600 euros.
>
> Most of the rest earn between 1,000 and 2,000 euros. Labour costs
> have fallen as unemployment has been rising.
>
> Anna Hatzioannidou told us: ???I finished my architecture studies a
> year ago. I have sent out over 100 CVs, I have only had a couple of
> job interviews. Now, I work as a part time photographer, taking
> pictures at night clubs and bars, for 240 euros per month.???
>
> Dramatically lower wages have not meant more people in work.
>
> In September unemployment inched up to 27.4 percent of the workforce
> from 27.3 percent in the previous two months. Almost 52 percent of
> young people are without a job.
>
> Euronews reporter in Athens Symela Touchtidou said: ???Even when people
> are poorly paid, often it takes a long time for them to get their
> money. Research by the Greek Confederation of Trade Unions shows
> nearly half of all companies are paying wages at least one month
> late.???
>
I guess you don't know the difference between better and well.
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Alias