Angry young Greeks blog for better pay
Let down by politicians and trade unions, Greece’s young professionals are taking to the blogosphere to try to improve their prospects. They are tired of bumping against a 700 euro ($940) monthly salary ceiling and too poor to buy their own homes and start families. The blog they set up to vent their frustrations has caught on so fast that opposition politicians are taking notice.
“The response has been overwhelming,” said Thanassis, 28, one of the blog’s founders who declined to give his surname to avoid problems with his employers in the civil service.
The blog, http://g700.blogspot.com, highlights the plight of young, educated and unemployed or underpaid Greeks and has got more than 700 hits a day since its launch in February.
Generation 700, as the group has called itself to highlight the low monthly wages many young Greeks earn, wants to set an agenda on labour market, social security and education reforms — issues which do not rate highly for political parties.
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