Flexible labor forms do the job

The Labor Ministry's September hirings data point to the complete domination of flexible forms of labor in Greece, leading to an increase in the rate of underemployment, which has almost trebled over the course of the crisis.

Experts warn that the increase in insecure jobs affects the course of salaries, with a serious macroeconomic impact on the national economy, as it operates as an underlying austerity mechanism.

A growing number of workers are near or below the poverty line, while it is clearly illustrated that the decline of unemployment figures is being achieved via the reduction of salaries and the replacement of full-time jobs with underpaid part-time employment.

The ministry's Ergani database of salaried work showed that flexible forms of labor accounted for 60.33 percent of hirings last month, as new full-time jobs reached just 39.67 percent. In total,...