syriza is cutting $5 billion from the budget as the economy is shrinking.art is to come from pension, and go group is more worried than the self-employed. their fund is bankrupt >>> the problem is broader policy, when small business is closing and professionals find themselves on the street and the pension funds can't gather enough money. >> reporter: almost 60 of pay goes to catches and social security. the highest margins, sophia has found behind in payments. and is trying to catch up >>> i don't know if i'll have a reward for the money i'm paying, it's as though i'm throwing it down the sue ir, if there was a choice i'd opt for private insurance. >> reporter: they are both at the march, unhappy in work and retirement. >> a year ago labour unions were behind syriza. thinking the left was the best chance much breaking the cycle of spending cuts. it's not just about pension, syriza promised no new taxes, saying it would restore no new wages. social security analysts say pensions have already fallen by 45%. he thinks the government should crack down on undec

a year ago labour unions were behind syriza. thinking the left was the best chance of breaking the cycle of spending cuts. and recession. it's not just about pension, syriza promised no new taxes, saying it would restore no new -- and would restore minimum wage to $800 a month. now that it's caved in, people are turning against it. social security analysts say pensions have already fallen by 45%. he thinks the government should crack down on undeclared labour. >> translation: you can't cut pensions and allow 6 billion worth of contributions to go uncollected since last year. it's decisive contribution right now. businesses are in arrears, or if someone works 25 days a month. they declare 15 days worth of contributions. penalizing employers can lead to severity without justice, pushing greece down the spiral of bankruptcy and unemployment >>> a mobster accused of planning one of the biggest robberies in u.s. history is a free man after being cleared of all charges. the heist in 1978 was famous after being portrayed in the film "g

. >> it is a wakeup calm for syriza. many people thought the party ignored their worker on the left. unemployment is stuck at just under 25% and many don't believe the party's promises to reduce poverty. syriza is cutting $5 billion from the budget next year as the economy continues to shrink. half of that is to come from pensions and no group of pensioners is more worried than the self employed because their fund the bankrupt. >> translator: the problem is broader policy, when small businesses are closing and professionals find themselves on the street the pension fund can't gather enough contributions. >> being almost 60% of their pay goes to taxes and social security. the highest margin in the developed world. like many self employed people, sophia has fallen behind in payments and is trying catch up. >> translator: i don't know if i will ever have a reward for money i'm paying now. it's as though i'm throwing it down a sewer. if there were a choice would i opt for private insurance without question. >> reporter: thes

john psaropoulos reports from athens. >> reporter: it's a wake-up call for syriza, the first generalit came to power resulted in violence with police, a sign of continuing anger. many people believe the party ignored workers on the left when it reversed its anti-austerity policy three months ago. unemployment is stuck at just under 25%, and many don't believe the party's promises to reduce poverty. no group of pensioners is more worried than the self-employed, because their fund is bankrupt. >> translator: the problem is broader policy. when small business are closing and professionals find themselves on stleet, the pension fund can't gather enough contributions. >> reporter: the burden is already heavy. there are 1.4 workers to each pensioner in the self-employed fund. almost 60% of their pay goes to taxes and social security. like many self-employed people, sophia has fallen behieng and is trying to catch up. >> translator: i don't know if i will ever have a reward for the money i'm paying. if there were a choice i would opt for private insurance without question. >> reporter: thes

now obviously syriza increase i guess could've said screw you, we're going on the own are really theeu to do with his profound fear of doing so. whether the sentiment within greece will increase to lead the eurozone i think it's possible for i think also just briefly the alliances with fascism i think outside your this is weird since we don't understand what that means. certainly and my country australia of india's there's far right elements that exist, but really that i can think of massively in the mainstream. europe has those echoes in some ways far more than the u.s. as there is fascism and the us in some ways as well over the years. i think that there is the failure of syriza as a major left party to implement a strong anti-austerity policy makes it far more difficult for other left parties to follow suit. and jeremy corbyn in britain are not in power yet so let's which is if let's which is it if they ever get there but the problem is much of the left certainly in greece is to -- is to demoralize beyond belief. >> just put into context of people, jeremy corbyn's rise to become h

a year ago the labor unions were behind syriza, they thought it was greece's best chance of breakingicious cycle of spending cuts and suspension. now that it has caved in, the unions are turning against it. social security analyst says pensions have already fallen by 45%. he thinks the government should crack down on undeclared labor. >> translator: you can't cut pensions and allow 6 billion euros worth of contributions to go uncollected since last year. businesses are in arrears to the system, or if someone works 25 days a month, they declare 15 days of pensions. >> reporter: but it could push greece further down the spiral of bankruptcies and unemployment. >>> the united nations security council is to vote on a resolution condemning killings, torture and human rights violations in burundi. violence erupted in april when the president began his successful quest for a third term in office. since then, at least 250 people have been killed in political violence. the u.n. says it fears mass violence in burundi could resemble the rwandan genocide. catherine soi has more. >> reporter: the

the syriza campaigned on a promise it detroit unholy alliance of banks and businessmen in greece. in "the listening post", we did a slew of stories about state or publicly owned broadcasters struggling. bbc, rtve are in that category as is canada's c.b.c. the canadian broadcasting corporation was born. output spans a likely populated country and given that canada borders the united states, a superpower, the mother load of news and entertainment programming in the same language, the cbc's output must be canadian. that's not easy. nor have the past few years been kind tore big on airlines mired in conflict -- been find - four big on-air personalities mired in controversy. c.b.c. had an election to cover. the prime minister elect justin trudeau said he would restore the cbc's funding, it's relevant. politicians have been known to promise all kinds of things. >> reporter: election night in canada, and for many, the c.b.c. is still a network to tune into. >> i think part of the reason it resonates is unlike any other country, the need to establish an independent voice, a canadian and a

we're starting off in greece where there has been a general strike for the first time since the syriza party rose to power. public transit, hospitals, state schools, and pharmacies were all .mpacted by the walkouts thousands of people came out onto the streets of greece to protest austerity, with some clashes reported. they were demonstrating against measures that the greek government signed up to as part of a bailout package a few months ago. kate moody has more. kate: resisting more austerity and calling on the government to stand firm. greeks protested against the prospect of still more structural reforms needed to secure an already delayed bailout payment of 2 billion euros. >> these measures that the government wants to pass are ones that will bury us. kate: the main disagreement relates to foreclosures. creditor's petition for new laws to help people -- creditors petitioned for new laws to help people. the left-wing government wants to keep rejecting low income suseholds from foreclosure, pport deemed too generous by bailout monitors, but crucial to its supporters. >> the governm

the left-wing government of prime minister alexis tsipras took power in january, and his own party, syriza, is backing the walkout, targeting the policies that tsipras was elected to pursue. reporter: the police fight back with tear gas and water cannon. what started as a peaceful protest has escalated. however, where there are no protesters, things are unusually quiet. ferries are stuck in port. bus and train stations are empty. government offices are closed. only yesterday's papers are available on newsstands. the greeks are sick of austerity. >> we workers do not accept the third bailout agreement under any terms. you're fighting until it is canceled. -- we are fighting until it is canceled. >> it is an expression of the anxiety for the uncertainty and insecurity that prevails in our country. reporter: but, without widespread reforms, greece will not get eu bailout money. >> the problem is that this government has no plan of its own. it is keeping the country in agony. we will see that economic growth will again be negative, with losses in gdp, and i see no way out as long as there is n

it clear that what will be offered in the short term, as we were just hearing is more likely to be syriza free travel, but in return, said the e.u. expects firstly an immediate and substantial reduction in the number of migrants arriving in the european union. also, he's, they will be pushing turkey to recommit to home rights and to media freedom in turkey itself. there's a lot that's been said by a pair of jailed journalists for the newspaper, urging brussels not to forget those values, despite its urgency in finding a solution to the refugee crisis, so i think clearly, we have different priorities. what will come out today may be an agreement to discuss further as we were hearing in those talks over the next few months and years. >> you mentioned there the issue of human rights. what's turkey saying about that? >> the prime minister has been making the right noises. he has been stressing that his country is implementing legal reforms, trying to make the country more democratic. i haven't heard him talk about another key demand, which was mentioned by the e.u. foreign affairs chief earli

parliament with the two main unions demonstrating again against the austerity that they hope the syrizaovernment would get rid of. reality is slightly different -- they are not happy and they want changes. i suspect we will be looking at pictures like this from quite some time. let's get the bloomberg business flash -- here is vonnie quinn. vonnie: from one strike to another -- the strike by flight toendants forcing lufthansa canc more flights today affecting more than 100,000 passengers. it is set to last through tomorrow. are protestingts their policy on pay, pension benefits, and retirement age. in london, shares of glencore dropped for the first time in a month. the commodity trader is down 6% today. it is the worst performer in the ftse 100, falling 67%. falls in commodity prices have cut profits and investors are concerned that they won't be able to pay down $30 billion in debt. narendra modi will become the first indian prime minister to visit the u.k. in a most a decade. the u.k. is the largest investor in india. they invest more in the u.k. than the rest of the eu combined. guy