Members of PAME held a different gathering for Labor Day this morning in front of the Parliament, due to the conditions that prevail worldwide with the pandemic of the new coronavirus.
From an early age, members of the coordinating body of the trade unions were in the center of the capital and with measuring tapes in their hands, marked with signs the safety distances that must be observed according to the experts. In fact, masks were distributed to the gathered crowd, which read: "Covered mouths have a voice".
In fact, the images from PAME videos that show those gathered in the Constitution from above to respectfully observe the safety distances are already making the rounds of the Greek internet, as they strongly resemble the demonstration for the coronavirus that took place a few days ago in Tel Aviv in Israel.
A total of 17 rallies or protests are planned in Athens. It is noted that in addition to the gathering of PAME, at 11:00 public and private sector unions will hold a protest outside the Ministry of Labor and will follow a march to the Constitution.
At the same time, a procession of the distributors is planned, while by posting them on an anti-authoritarian space page, anti-authoritarians have announced a march at 11:00 in the morning in Chafteia on Stadiou Street.
Petsas: Fines for protesters who will take to the streets
At the same time, government spokesman Stelios Petsas sent a message to all protesters on Labor Day, speaking this morning on OPEN television. "We called on all political forces and unions to understand that the interest of work is to get out of the crisis, to return to normalcy, to limit the recession. In this context, it is clear that the rallies can take us back. "
Asked about the attitude of the Hellenic Police on May Day, Mr. Petsas stressed that it is next to impose fines, noting that "rallies are not allowed, whoever participates violates the law." Regarding the possibility of protesters using option 6 (for physical exercise) by SMS to 13033 to avoid fines, Stelios Petsas replied:
"This is a business matter for the police. Our job is to point out that gatherings are not allowed. The political message of the day is that we want to protect the world of work. "This will be done by keeping the recession in the shallows."
Source: philenews