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It is at the very least outrageous that, 12 years after the cold-blooded murder of Pavlos Fyssas and the murderous attack on PAME trade unionists and KKE members in Perama, the leader of the Nazi criminal organization Golden Dawn, N. Michaloliakos, is being released from prison on the pretext of health reasons. We truly wonder what kind of “health reasons” worms like him could possibly face…

His place, and that of his gang, is in prison, and their so-called “ideology” belongs in the dustbin of history — where the strong and united workers’ and people’s movement has sent them and will keep sending them, no matter how many times they try to crawl back out in different forms.

Our union, with the majority of its members being migrants, women, and workers who struggle day and night to make ends meet, stands fearlessly against fascism, its visible and hidden representatives, and above all the system that nurtures them and uses them as guard dogs, ready to tear apart anyone who dares to raise their head.

We support and will take part in the rally called by the Labor Center of Piraeus (EKP) on Thursday 18/09, at 5:30 p.m., at the Pavlos Fyssas memorial in Keratsini.

We will not allow fascist rot to infect our neighborhoods and our workplaces.

 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE WORKERS’ UNION AT WEBHELP (CONCENTRIX)

Have the new anti-labor law that concerns the 13-hour workday withdrawn!
Everyone join the demonstration on Monday, 8/09, 7:30 p.m., at Syntagma

The new government bill escalates its attack on workers, building upon previous anti-labor laws, and seeks to establish 13-hour workdays for a single employer as standard practice. It further cheapens overtime for employers, by reducing the additional contributions they are required to pay.

It also targets summer leave, abolishing the employer’s obligation to grant it within the designated period and without splitting it up. This bill is clearly designed to serve the interests of big business groups.

We are already living the consequences, even before the bill has been voted in!
This summer, in many projects, workers were pressured to split their summer leave, being told there wasn’t enough staff to cover the gaps, while “flexibility” was presented as being “for everyone’s good.”
At the same time, overtime is demanded on a permanent basis, under the pretext that workers will “increase their income.”

The government’s narrative has already taken shape in our industry, including at Concentrix, where workers are “voluntarily” asked to work overtime!

They are hiding their true goal: to increase working hours in order to extract even greater profits from our already unpaid labor.
They indirectly admit that wages are insufficient, forcing many of us to work second jobs just to survive.

Our lives will not get better with 13-hour workdays, but with substantial wage increases, reduction of working hours, and stable schedules.

We demand:

• The new anti-labor bill must not be submitted!
• 7-hour workday, 5-day workweek, 35-hour week.
• Wage increases and signing of Collective Labor Agreements.
• Restoration of the three-year seniority allowances and their recognition throughout the entire working life.
• Health and safety measures in the workplace.

EVERYONE JOIN THE DEMONSTRATION ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, AT 7:30 PM, AT SYNTAGMA

pre-gathering at 6:30 p.m., Kaningos Square

ARRÊTEZ de participer et de soutenir le génocide contre le peuple palestinien !

LA GRÈCE NE DEVIENDRA PAS UN REFUGE POUR LES CRIMINELS DE GUERRE !

Le Syndicat des travailleurs de Webhelp (Concentrix) dénonce l’arrivée provocatrice d’un navire de croisière en provenance d’Israël au port du Pirée, transportant des soldats israéliens pour des « loisirs », alors que le peuple palestinien est massacré quotidiennement à Gaza par cet État meurtrier.

Ce navire de croisière doit subir le même sort que les navires transportant du matériel militaire, qui ne sont jamais autorisés à accoster au port.

Le gouvernement de la Nouvelle Démocratie, ainsi que les autres partis bourgeois, portent une lourde responsabilité dans leur soutien à cet État meurtrier. Avec la complicité de l’ambassade israélienne, ils utilisent l’arrivée de ce navire pour blanchir les crimes de cet État meurtrier et pour réprimer toute réaction ou expression de solidarité avec le peuple palestinien, sous prétexte « d’antisémitisme ».

Nous appelons tous les travailleurs de l’entreprise à exprimer activement et résolument leur solidarité avec le peuple palestinien. Le nombre de morts dépasse les 60 000, dont la majorité sont des enfants. Dans le même temps, le nombre d’enfants et de civils mourant de faim continue d’augmenter.

Nous nous joignons tous à la manifestation de protestation — forte, unie et déterminée — le jeudi 14 août, à 7h00, à la Porte E12, Port du Pirée.

Nos revendications:

• Aucune coopération économique, politique ou militaire avec l’État meurtrier d’Israël.
• Liberté pour la Palestine !
• Une fin immédiate à l’opération inacceptable visant à occuper la bande de Gaza.
• Reconnaissance de l’État palestinien dans les frontières de 1967, avec Jérusalem-Est comme capitale, conformément aux résolutions de l’ONU.

FERMIAMO il coinvolgimento e il sostegno al genocidio contro il popolo palestinese!

LA GRECIA NON DIVENTERÀ UN RIFUGIO PER I CRIMINALI DI GUERRA!

Il sindacato dei lavoratori di Webhelp (Concentrix) denuncia l’arrivo provocatorio di una nave da crociera proveniente da Israele nel porto del Pireo, che trasporta soldati israeliani in “vacanza”, in un momento in cui il popolo palestinese viene massacrato quotidianamente a Gaza dallo Stato assassino.
Questa nave da crociera dovrebbe subire lo stesso destino delle navi che trasportano attrezzature militari, alle quali non è mai stato permesso di attraccare al porto.

Il governo di Nuova Democrazia, insieme agli altri partiti borghesi, ha una grande responsabilità per il suo sostegno allo Stato assassino si Israele. Insieme all’ambasciata israeliana, stanno usando l’arrivo di questa nave da crociera per nascondere i crimini dello Stato assassino e per sopprimere qualsiasi reazione o espressione di solidarietà con il popolo palestinese, con il pretesto dell’“antisemitismo”.

Chiediamo a tutti i lavoratori dell’azienda di esprimere attivamente e con determinazione la nostra solidarietà al popolo palestinese. Il bilancio delle vittime ha superato le 60.000 persone, la maggior parte delle quali sono bambini. Allo stesso tempo, il numero di bambini e civili che muoiono di fame continua ad aumentare.

Uniamoci tutti alla manifestazione di protesta – forti, uniti e determinati – giovedì 14 agosto, alle 7 di mattina, al Gate E12, Porto del Pireo.

Chiediamo:
• Nessuna cooperazione economica, politica o militare e nessun sostegno allo Stato assassino di Israele.
•  Libertà per la Palestina!
• La fine immediata dell’inaccettabile operazione volta all’occupazione della Striscia di Gaza.
•  Il riconoscimento dello Stato palestinese entro i confini del 1967, con Gerusalemme Est come capitale, in linea con le risoluzioni delle Nazioni Unite.

Colleagues,

We are astonished to learn that the understaffing of a department — especially a tourism-related one during a period of high demand — is now considered the responsibility of the worker.. With outrageous audacity, colleagues have been informed that they cannot take two consecutive weeks of AHL, as stipulated by the law on summer vacations. However, since the company cares deeply about its personnel, it has made a huge concession: it will grant leave on the condition that each worker works one hour of overtime every day!

The law allowing unlimited overtime for the same employer has barely passed, and Concentrix, in this particular tourism project, is already going one step further… MANDATORY overtime if you want to take leave!

It doesn’t matter if you’ve worked in the project for years. It doesn’t matter if you’re a single parent or a mother of an infant — if you want to take time off, you’ll have to work extra! After all, whose fault is the lack of staff if not the staff’s itself, right? Of course, the idea of hiring more people to meet increased needs never even crosses the minds of the management, who continue to demand flawless service from exhausted workers.

Likewise, it seems to be a problem in this project to be both a worker and a mother!
With schools closed and no childcare infrastructure available, the company has forced a mother of a 2.5-year-old child to stop working from home and return to the office — completely indifferent to where and with whom the child will stay.

Since these incidents appear to be becoming routine, we call on all workers from all departments to stay alert, to get organized, and to stay in contact with our Union for every attempt to violate our labor rights.

The struggle for humane working conditions doesn’t go on vacation. We are united against every effort to undermine our rights.

The Board of Directors

of the Workers’ Union at Webhelp (Concentrix)

THE WAR FINISHES WHAT THEIR PEACE HAS LEFT INTACT

After America’s involvement in the war that has been going on for the last few days between Israel and Iran, we all understand that difficult days are dawning for the peoples of the same and neighboring countries, including Greece.

Our union is multicultural, with members from many countries, many of which are Middle Eastern, and cannot but take a clear and loud stand against the imperialist war that brings only destruction, death and misery.

We demand that any involvement of Greece in the war be stopped. The immediate closure of the NATO bases, the end of the surrender of airports, ports, military installations, equipment and personnel of the Greek armed forces to support the murderous operations carried out by the USA.

The government of New Democracy with its supporters has turned the country into a base of war and a target of retaliation.

The workers at Concentrix stand in solidarity with the victims of war, we stand up against every threat. We are not divided by origin, colour or religion. We are united by our class and the struggle to overthrow the system that breeds wars.

Everyone on Monday 23/6, 19:30 at Syntagma

Gathering 18:30 at Kanigos Square

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OF WORKERS’ UNION IN WEBHELP (CONCENTRIX)