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Photos: Labor protests continue to roil Greece

This Greek had the Grim Reaper on his side
This Greek had the Grim Reaper on his side
Image: AP Photo / Kostas Tsironis
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Gloria Dawson
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Greek shipyard workers who say they haven’t been paid in weeks stormed the Defense Ministry complex in Athens on Oct. 4., Reuters reported.

Police clash with protesters
Police clash with protesters
Image: AP Photo / Thanassis Stavrakis

 

Protesters leave from the broken entrance of Greece’s Defense Ministry.
Protesters leave from the broken entrance of Greece’s Defense Ministry.
Image: AP Photo / Thanassis Stavrakis

Public hospital employees were also protesting in Athens. Workers oppose the new austerity measures that would impose cuts in pay and staff.

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Outside of the Health Ministry employees stand behind a banner of the ancient Greek goddess Hygeia, the goddess of health and healing.
Image: AP Photo / Petros Giannakouri
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Zoi Florou, a public hospital employee, holds up flowers during a protest outside the Health Ministry.
Image: AP Photo / Petros Giannakouris