Seven out of 10 workers at call centers in Greece are from Turkey, the Middle East and North Africa. The visas also only allow them to work either for the company that hired them or others in the same sector. “I felt trapped,” one Tunisian woman who has worked in Greece since the end of 2020 told Kathimerini. She had been enticed by a friend working a similar job in Greece and was elated to obtain her visa in half a day. A change to the visa status demands five years of uninterrupted work at call centers, a condition few are able to meet.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 16, 2024 17:43 UTC