Police push back on September 16, 2013 school guards protesting outside the Ministry of Administrative Reform in Athens against their mandatory suspensions. School personnel started on September 16 a series of five-day strikes in protest against job transfers and layoffs demanded by the country's international creditors. The Education Ministry plans to redeploy nearly 3,500 secondary school teachers of non-priority subjects (foreign languages, art, music, theatre, IT) to primary schools or to administrative posts. AFP PHOTO / LOUISA GOULIAMAKI
A child sits on the ground as school teachers demonstrate outside the parliament on September 16, 2013 in Athens. School personnel started on September 16 a series of five-day strikes in protest against job transfers and layoffs demanded by the country's international creditors. The education ministry plans to redeploy nearly 3,500 secondary school teachers of non-priority subjects (foreign languages, art, music, theatre, IT) to primary schools or to administrative posts. AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS