The forces of PAME from trade unions had from early in the morning on Tuesday 29 of March carried out a symbolic occupation of the Finance Ministry in Syntagma sq., protesting against the new anti-worker measures as regards the social-security system, taxation and house repossessions.

PAME calls on all the workers to take part in the demonstrations today in Thessalonica and on Thursday in Athens, demanding in a mass way that the draft law should not be brought before parliament. And at the same time they are preparing their response with their participation in a 48 hour general strike if the government dares to bring the measures to parliament.

In the area around the ministry PAME"s trade unionists handed out leaflets to passersby and shopkeepers which called for mass participation in the demonstrations on Thursday 31 March, while the larger banner, which had slogans calling for participation in the 48 hour general strike,  that had been draped over the facade of the building, attracted the attention of many people in Syntagma sq.  The forces of PAME also shouted slogans such as:"Hands of social-security, it is not something to be bargained over and destroyed."

In his speech, Alekos Arvanitidis, member of the Executive Secretariat of PAME, denounced the political line of the EU and capital which as he said is the source of all the anti-people reversals regarding the social-security system, taxation, labour rights etc, while afterwards an  EU flag was burnt by the demonstrators.

29.03.2016