Greece adopts bill to cut 15,000 civil servant jobs

The Greek parliament voted late on Sunday to adopt a law that provides for the dismissal of 15,000 civil servants as part of austerity measures imposed by the country’s international creditors.

After heated debate, 168 deputies voted for the bill, with 123 voting against and one abstaining.

The new law will overturn what had been a guarantee for workers in Greece’s notoriously bloated civil service of a job for life.

Around 800 people turned up outside the parliament to protest against the measure in a demonstration called by trade unions.

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