Neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party sets up Greek only unemployment agency

Alert DateSeptember 28, 2012 Country: Greece General Type: Discrimination Racism and discrimination phenomena: Anti-migrant/xenophobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Migrants, Refugees, Asylum seekers Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Employment - labour market

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The neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party announced the creation of party's unemployment agency only for Greeks. The initiative uses the same acronym as the official unemployment agency (OAED/Manpower Employment Organization) by  paraphrasing the initial letters. The acronym "OAED for Greeks" (ΟΑΕΔ Ελλήνων) means "Job search group for Greeks in difficulty". 

According to Golden Dawn's announcement, any unemployed Greek or employers who wish to recruit Greeks may contact a local office of the party so as to register in the relevant job search lists. 

Deputy Minister of Labour, Mr Nikos Panagiotopoulos, said that if Golden Dawn's job searh offices do not comply with the legal procedures, they will be closed.

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