Hatzidakis: Reduction of unemployment, wage increase, digital work card, improve employee lives

Post on Social Media on the occasion of today May Day did the Vice President of the Government, Kostis Hatzidakis.

“For us”, today “is an opportunity to emphasize everything we have achieved in practice for workers,” he says and adds:

“Within 6 years: Unemployment decreased from 17.5% to 9% and more than half a million new jobs were created. The minimum wage has risen to 880 euros from 650 euros. And the average salary has reached 1,342 euros from 1,046 euros. The digital work card began and expanded, which is the most substantial guarantee of keeping the hours and paying overtime. Parental licenses have expanded, offering real support to new families. While the Independent “Labor Inspectorate is a tool for more effective checks. These are just some of our basic initiatives. I am pleased to have contributed to many of these initiatives as Minister of Labor and Social Affairs. “

See his entire post:

For those who have learned to speak only with slogans, today’s day is another reason for great words and wooden slogans. For us, it is an opportunity to emphasize everything we have achieved in practice for workers. And it’s not a few! Anyone who wants can deny any of the following!
Within 6 years: Unemployment decreased from 17.5% to 9% and more than half a million new jobs were created. The minimum wage has risen to 880 euros from 650 euros. And the average salary has reached 1,342 euros from 1,046 euros. The digital work card began and expanded, which is the most substantial guarantee of keeping the hours and paying overtime. Parental licenses have expanded, offering real support to new families. While the Independent Labor Inspectorate is a tool for more effective controls. These are just some of our basic initiatives. I am pleased to have contributed to many of these initiatives as Minister of Labor and Social Affairs.

With hard work, the Greek economy is getting higher and higher, and this enables us to apply social policy in practice. And as progress continues, workers will enjoy growth dividend. Either with new, targeted tax cuts or with additional reinforcement measures. So that collective progress has a reflection on every Greek and every Greek. At the same time, many of the Opposition Grand Announcements would lead to the exact opposite effect: they would dip the economy in recession and eventually create dead ends for workers.
We have a duty to preserve the progress made. Continue seriously the effort for more jobs and better salaries. This is the most essential way to honor Labor Day!