Sampier, immigrant, hunger striker:
“In Chania I work mounting plasterboards. In 2007 a Cretan from Iraklion contacted us about a job. He told us he couldn’t pay us by the day. He would have to pay us at the end of the job. We built him 800 square meters but he never paid us. ‘Go complain to the police,’ he said to me. He knew I couldn’t. I have no papers.” [FAQ 129, p. 22]
Anonymous, Greek translator:
“In Athens I work as a translator. In 2010 a publisher asked me to translate a book for him. He told me he couldn’t pay me by the day. He would pay at the end of the job. I haven’t been paid yet. ‘If you don’t like it, sue me,’ he said to me. He knew I wouldn’t. I can’t afford it.”