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Burgeoning unemployment

March 10, 2012

Increasingly, highly qualified Greek workers are being caught up in the wave of lay offs from the debt crisis.

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Increasingly, highly qualified Greek workers are being caught up in the wave of lay offs from the debt crisis.

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Increasingly, highly qualified Greek workers are being caught up in the wave of lay offs

Increasingly, highly qualified Greek workers are being caught up in the wave of lay offs

There's been general relief in Europe about the Greek debt swap deal - but at the same time - a slew of questions remain about its long term solvency - especially after Fitch joined Moody's in downgrading greece today to "restricted default". There's also doubts that the austerity package alone will be enough to gete the country back on its feet. calls are growing for a marshall plan for debt ridden Eurozone countries. Let's take a look at how four years of ongoing and painful cuts are affecting the people of Greece.
March 9, 201202:54 min