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PAME unionists occupy Labor Minister’s office

Tension rose at the Ministry of Labor on Wednesday morning when a group of about 30 Communist-affiliated PAME unionists occupied the office of Labor Minister Yiannis Vroutsis.

The unionists were protesting comments made by the minister on Tuesday regarding clientelism in the social security sector.

Riot police forces subsequently raided the ministry and removed the unionists.

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