Thousands of Greek miners protest feared job losses

Thousands of Greek miners protest feared job losses
Athens (AFP) April 16, 2015 - Around 4,000 miners demonstrated in Athens Thursday to protest job cuts they fear will result from the hard-left government's opposition to continued exploitation of their gold mine in northern Greece. Scores of buses transported miners from the Halkidiki region of Greece - about 600 kilometres (370 miles) north of Athens - to protest the Syriza-led government's decision last month to rev ... more

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