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Greeks struggling to find paid work as country holds 24-hour strike

(20 Feb 2013) Athens - 18 February 2013 ++NIGHT SHOTS++ 1. Various of unpaid and unemployed workers protesting outside of Greek Eurovision song contest venue 2. Mid of Maria Kanga (right), unemployed retail worker shouting protest chants against employer who she says owes former employees several months of pay 3. SOUNDBITE: (Greek) Maria Kanga, unemployed retail worker: "Everyday life for all of us is really difficult. We all have worked for many years in Metropolis (music store) - the owner owes us all a lot of money in severance pay. We have children, we don't have enough money to live. We cannot afford to buy our children shoes. We don't have enough money to get by - for our everyday necessities. We are going to the supermarket and we have to take out items from our basket because the bill is bigger (than what we can afford)." 4. Low wide of riot police standing in front of demonstrators Athens - 19 February 2013 ++INTERIOR SHOTS++ 5. Various of Savas Robolis, professor of economics and public policy at Panteion University in Athens and head of research at Greece's largest labour union, the GSEE (General Confederation of Greek Workers). 6. SOUNDBITE: (Greek) Savas Robolis, professor of economics and public policy at Panteion University and head of research at GSEE: "The standard of living of the average Greek worker between 2009 and 2012, in a span of 36 months, has declined by at least 50 percent. That's because of unemployment, for those who lost their jobs - and also due to salary reduction for those who are still working. And there is also a large number of working people who have had pay cuts, but whose salaries are delayed by four, five or even six months." Athens - 18 February 2013 ++DAY SHOTS++ 7. Various of of union members putting up signs calling for a general strike on 20 February Nikaia, northern Greece - 9 February 2013 ++DAY SHOTS++ 8. Various of farmers and tractors taking part in road blockade in protest over unpaid government subsidies and mandated reforms Argos - 10 February 2013 ++DAY SHOTS++ 9. Wide of supporters of farmers and striking farmers protesting with plough covered in dirt seen in foreground 10. SOUNDBITE: (Greek) Nikos Aggelou, member of Panhellenic Farmers Union, citrus fruit grower: "Living conditions are improving everywhere else, but conditions for the Greek people are getting worse. Technology is very developed, and money is made easily, but the Greek people are still facing hard times. I believe what's happened here is that politicians are fooling the public." 11. Close of dirt on plough, protesters' banner in background 12. Mid of Nikos Aggelou speaking with another protester 13. Wide of protesting farmers and supporters 14. Various of George Tzogopoulos, research fellow at the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy, at his desk 15. SOUNDBITE: (English) George Tzogopoulos, research fellow at the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy: "As far as the economy is concerned, I would distinguish two different categories. On the one hand, we see that (interest rate) spreads are not on the rise any longer, that people now bring their money back to the banks and that the stock market is going up, but as far as the middle class is concerned, the conditions are much worse right now compared to what was happening before. Unemployment for young people is over 60 percent and it seems to me that the government cannot go on like that." 16. Close of poster calling for general strike by civil servants' union 17. Wide of several posters calling for general strike on lamp posts, people walking past STORYLINE: Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...