ATHENS: Over 4,000 Mine workers shout slogans during a rally outside Development Ministry in Athens, on Thursday, April 16, 2015.The workers of northern Greece gold mine and their supporters staged a protest in Athens as they fear job losses because the governing Syriza party has fought the privately-owned mine on environmental and financial grounds. The issue is the most significant labor challenge the new radical left-led government has faced since its election in January.
Residents of some villages round the mines back the Canadian-led investment, which has created about 2,000 jobs. But others bitterly oppose it, arguing it will take a heavy toll on the environment.The government has temporarily revoked a permit for a key ore enrichment plant, and accuses the Eldorado Gold mining company of encouraging the protests.
