A very serious issue and the culprits have been arrested and charged which means the Greek Authorities are taking this seriously.
Why are their no Greeks employed by this farmer? The answer to this is easy. To employ a Greek you must pay them their full entitlements. Employ Afghans and you only need to pay them 22 euros a day. Racism right there.
Let's not forget they were not paid and asked for THEIR money before being shot at by some slippery Greeks that had no intention of paying them.
FACT: racism exists everywhere. Greece and Cyprus are VERY racist. Much more racist than US, Australia, Canada I have found as they have set the standard pretty high in this day and age. Does not mean that random instances of racism do not exist. Some days ago you put an article about Indians being subjected to racism in Australia. That in essence involved a racially motivated murder where an Indian student was killed in Melbourne.
It is very clear to me that standards in Greece are very different to Australia and US. Society is more progressive and tolerant in those countries. The same applies to Cyprus.
The way I see it is if countries like Australia and US can take criticism for being racist, then so can Greece and Cyprus.
That is the only way things can improve so that both Greece and Cyprus can see white days.
It begins in the education system and I'm sure Greece and Cyprus are on to it, I hope.
This farmer just got more than he bargained for. The foreigners are probably employed illegally on the black market and tax is not paid which highlights another issue partly responsible for their financial crisis.
Bye bye Spartan Strawberry Grower.
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