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Occupation of Kavali Oil plant by Greek workers met with violence by riot police
Greek riot police stormed the plant of Kavala Oil around 6am on December 21 to break an occupation of around 120 workers.
The workers were occupying management’s offices to protest company plans to lay off approximately 80 workers, around a third of the total workforce, and inadequate safety protocols at the plant.
These layoffs come just months after Kavala Oil received government guarantees worth 100 million Euros, supposedly aimed at safeguarding jobs and propping up the company’s financial viability. The plant is in the village of Nea Karvali, around 11km east of the city of Kavala in north-eastern Greece.
According to local news site proininews.gr, this was the first time that riot police have been deployed against workers at the plant. The police presence vastly outnumbered the workers.
A video posted on Facebook by social activist group Menoume Energoi shows workers using water hoses in an attempt to push back the police. Stun grenades deployed by the police can be seen and heard, and there is a temporary power cut caused by one grenade after it reportedly hit a high voltage transformer.
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