A Peaceful World

This pigeon was shot by someone for apparently no serious reason. The sight of this bird; a symbol of peace, reminded me of all the human casualties around the world…

Statistics show a total of at least 54 local wars and armed conflicts have taken place in the world in 2008. Besides the 2 large scale wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Israeli – Palestinian conflict, there are also conflicts at Somalia, Burma, Philippines, Kashmir, Pakistan, India, Nigeria, Mauritania, Morocco, Sudan, Turkey, Angola and many more…

It’s a peaceful world…

Kevrekidis Photography at deviantART

©2009 Jordan Kevrekidis

Immigrant Workers in Greece

Immigration in Greece has emerged as one of the major social issues with serious political and economic repercussions. The largest group of immigrants residing in Greece comes from ex communist countries. There are more than 1 million immigrants in Greece (equivalent to 10% of the population) mostly from Albania, followed by Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Moldova, Pakistan, India, Egypt, Iraq, Kurdistan, Philippines and many African counties. Wages in Greece for work in the black market are 3 to 6 times higher than standard wages in their home countries. Yet, they have to live their lives in the insecurity and the constant fear of being deported. Since Greece has declared that is not an immigration country, there is hardly any state infrastructure to help immigrants integrate in the Greek society.

Kevrekidis Photography at deviantART

©2009 Jordan Kevrekidis