Tomorrow, Friday the 2nd of August 2013 Employees of the Ministry of Culture will protest outside Acropolis at 9.30 am. STOP HUMAN SACRIFICES IN GREECE Troika gives the orders, our government executes them: Another 10,000 civil servants must be fired, like modern “Iphigenias”, in order to satisfy the markets. Cultural heritage services have to shrink, so that our economy reaches the targets of the “rescue” program. Today, at 19.000 archaeological sites and 210 museums all over Greece, are working 6.900 archaeologists, art historians, anthropologists, conservators, museologists, engineers, administration staff, guards, excavation workers etc. During the last three years, all of us are experiencing a huge change: our wages are falling, our colleagues working on contracts got fired, all services are facing a serious shortage of staff and money and even the most basic needs are met with difficulty. By the end of August the government wants to fire 500 employees from the cultural heritage sector, without a single reasonable argument! They want to get rid of highly experienced and qualified employees who love their job and – despite their low wages - are trying to do their best under extremely difficult working conditions. We are by no means “supernumerary”, and this is the reason why we refuse to get sacrificed to facilitate their plans. Besides, our dismissal will not help the state’s economy. On the contrary, closing archaeological sites and museums, stopping archaeological excavations, monuments restoration, art exhibitions and educational activities, will simply cause damage to the country’s profile and will certainly reduce the incomes of the tourism industry. When you visit an archaeological site, a monument or a museum, when you go to a concert, a play or an art performance, have you ever wondered how many people have worked so that you are able to enjoy your visit? “Behind the scenes” you will find all kinds of working people, you will find us. The monuments have a voice, our own! Please help us stop this crime and unite your voice with ours. Let’s say NO to the policies that wish to privatize all cultural and social goods, creating nothing than poverty and misery to the people in Greece and elsewhere in Europe! LET’S STOP THEM! The employees at the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports
Posted on: Thu, 01 Aug 2013 19:15:34 +0000
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