28 min listen
Greece: The Rubber Glove Rebellion
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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Jan 15, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
The cleaners whose protest has captured the imagination of those opposed to the harsh austerity programme in Greece. Mostly middle-aged or nearing retirement, they have refused to go quietly. The women have kept up a day and night vigil outside the Finance Ministry in Athens, taken the government to court and resisted attempts by the riot police to remove them by force. They've challenged representatives from the International Monetary Fund and raised their red rubber gloves in a clenched fist at the European Parliament. Some say they represent the plight of many women and the poorly paid, others that they are being manipulated by the left. Maria Margaronis hears the women's stories and asks what makes them so determined.
Producer: Mark Savage.
Producer: Mark Savage.
Released:
Jan 15, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
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