Το εργασιακό καθεστώς και το κίνημα των "stagers": η μελέτη περίπτωσης στον Οργανισμό Γεωργικών Ασφαλίσεων

During the last decades we have witnessed a huge change concerning the global social economic system which was the outcome of an enormous redefinition of the so far well known social status quo. It was inevitable that the changes mentioned above to affect the working reality on a global basis. The nature of the new flexible technology has imposed new demands to the active working force as well as new working patterns. The new model is characterized by a high impact of flexibility and adaptability.The total redefinition of the working status quo has alienated the employee away from the typical working relationship. The typical working relationship was defined by certain characteristics such as working to one employer, as tenant at null, full time, excercising one major specialty, having one social security number. In addition it is necessary to mention the urgent and constant need of specialization of the employees to more specific areas combined with advanced knowledge and skills. Moreover working experience is one of the most important qualifications in the job hunting process.The present essay will focus on a very specific way of working experience, a training program the so called ‘’stage program’’ as well as the way this program ended up and the way it had been used by the State itself. To be more specific the research deals with the working experience program which took place in the Farmer’s Insurance Organization (OGA). Of great importance is the daily working reality which was shaped during the ‘’stage programs’’ and how it had been experienced by the employees. The present research indicates that these programs were not meant to ‘’teach’’ or familiarize unemployed people with working conditions and environment. These programs had been the substitute of a proper working full time condition. This is a fact which might be unknown to the Greek, European and global working community. The development of a teaching program to a proper working condition created the need on the stagiers’ behalf to fight for their rights as employees and not as ‘’students’’. This development created them the need to search for a working identity of themselves and their work-effort. Finally this right and need took the shape of a social movement which was expressed through strikes and legal prosecutions to the Greek Court.