Greece’s Manpower Employment Organization (OAED) is going ahead with a series of measures including the extension of unemployment benefits for all tourist businesses affected by the collapse of British tour operator Thomas Cook, an announcement released by the Greek Tourism Ministry said on Saturday.

The registered jobless rate is up by 2.66% for the month of January 2018 compared to December 2017, according to the Hellenic Manpower Employment Organisation (OAED), which corresponds to 23,422 more unemployed.

The number of unemployed Greeks registered at the Greek Employment Organisation (OAED) exceeded 1 million in November, according to newspaper “Kathimerini, which cites expert sources.