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Tensions rise between trade unions and government over foreign employees

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Cyprus Tensions rise between trade unions and government over foreign employees [Philenews] 31-01-2024

Cyprus PEO urges awareness on workplace standing laws [In-Cyprus] 15-01-2024

Cyprus CYTA workers to extend industrial action [In-Cyprus] 03-01-2024

Cyprus New agreement for minimum wage set [CM] 22-12-2023

Cyprus / Turkey Northern Cyprus: Basin Sen union leader faces heavy jail charges for criticising Turkish politics [EFJ] 21-12-2023

Cyprus SEK criticises government, calls for clear minimum wage hourly rate [In-Cyprus] 21-11-2023

Cyprus Workers demand north’s minimum wage be raised [CyprusMail] 11-11-2023

Cyprus T/C teachers’ union to hold anti-‘government’ protest tomorrow [In-Cyprus] 09-11-2023

Cyprus Northern Cyprus: IFJ and EFJ demand the withdrawal of charges against the President of journalists' union Basin-Sen [IFJ] 07-10-2023

Cyprus / Europe Greek and Turkish Cypriot trade unions condemn violence in Pyla [InCyprus] 30-08-2023


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Cyprus Message of solidarity to the strike in Greece February 28, 2024 2024-02-28 [Pancyprian Federation of Labour]

Labor Minister: 4,000 to 6,000 work permit needs for foreign personnel 2024-02-20 [In-Cyprus]

Union pressure reopens debate on foreign personnel employment 2024-02-02 [Philenews]

Union says plan will see plunder of the EAC 2024-01-31 [The Mail]

Tensions rise between trade unions and government over foreign employees 2024-01-31 [Philenews]

Theater unions respond to Federation’s statement 2024-01-31 [Philenews]

PEO urges awareness on workplace standing laws 2024-01-15 [In-Cyprus]

Committee to re-examine employment policy of foreign workers 2024-01-09 [In-Cyprus]

CYTA workers to extend industrial action 2024-01-03 [In-Cyprus]

New agreement for minimum wage set 2023-12-22 [CM]

Turkey Northern Cyprus: Basin Sen union leader faces heavy jail charges for criticising Turkish politics 2023-12-21 [EFJ]

SEK criticises government, calls for clear minimum wage hourly rate 2023-11-21 [In-Cyprus]

Workers demand north’s minimum wage be raised 2023-11-11 [CyprusMail]

T/C teachers’ union to hold anti-‘government’ protest tomorrow 2023-11-09 [In-Cyprus]

WFTU support the strike in state hospitals in Cyprus 2023-10-29 [WFTU]

Turkey Northern Cyprus: The EFJ and IFJ demand the withdrawal of charges against the President of journalists’ union Basin-Sen 2023-10-09 [EFJ]

Northern Cyprus: IFJ and EFJ demand the withdrawal of charges against the President of journalists' union Basin-Sen 2023-10-07 [IFJ]

Europe Greek and Turkish Cypriot trade unions condemn violence in Pyla 2023-08-30 [InCyprus]

Police stopped workers from entering north’s power station 2023-07-27 [CM]

Bank workers union claims victory over travel expenses 2023-07-27 [CM]

Northern Cyprus: IFJ and EFJ condemn firing of Ali Kişmir, censorship and political pressure 2023-06-28 [IFJ]

Turkey Northern Cyprus: EFJ condemns firing of Ali Kişmir, censorship and political pressure 2023-06-28 [EFJ]

Peo trade union condemns attack on food delivery driver 2023-06-07 [The Mail]

Prison guards threaten with measures citing “indifference” of justice ministry 2023-05-17 [The Mail]

CoLA compromise deal signed, labour peace restored 2023-05-13 [The Mail]

Country mourns the loss of a school sports team in the Turkish earthquake 2023-03-18 [EI]

New president faces industrial unrest 2023-02-18 [The Financial Mirror]

Labor unrest in the midst of an election - today's strike 2023-01-26 [Kathimerini]

Cypriots walk off job in rare strike over index-linked pay demands 2023-01-26 [Saltwire]

Workers stage 3-hour strike in Cyprus to demand pay raises 2023-01-26 [apnews]

Food-Delivery Riders Went on Strike to Be Treated Like Workers 2023-01-09 [Jacobin]

EAC unions to meet with minister to resolve workers’ demands 2023-01-03 [The Mail]

VIDEO  Wolt strikers stage protest march 2022-12-23 [InCyprus]

No blackouts tomorrow as EAC unions call off strike measures 2022-12-13 [The Mail]

Online Abuse: 'I refuse to change my journalistic routines and practices because of online harassment', journalist Esra Aygin 2022-11-29 [IFJ]

Ministry tries to reassure airport workers after strike 2022-09-26 [The Mail]

Cyprus: KTMAS strikes on the situation in North Cyprus 2022-09-26 [WFTU]

Baggage handlers to discuss more measures after two-hour Paphos strike 2022-09-25 [The Mail]

TURK-SEN and SEK to set up joint committee on labour 2022-09-21 [InCyprus]

Bicommunal peace event by unions 2022-08-31 [Knews]

Doctors hold work stoppage 2022-06-20 [FM]

Keve comments on minimum wage draw ire from labour unions 2022-05-14 [Cyprus Mail]

Ukraine Unions say war undermines need for foreign workers 2022-03-14 [Cyprus Mail]

Northern Cyprus: President of journalists' union faces serious criminal charges for his reporting 2022-02-23 [IFJ]

Limassol port strike ends, DP World signs labour deal 2021-08-04 [Financial Mirror]

Cyprus workers getting smaller share of GDP than decade ago 2020-02-10 [FM]

Europe Can a new journalism initiative in Cyprus help “encourage dialogue rather than promote violence”? 2017-11-21 [Equal Times]

Cyprus is 68th country to endorse the Safe Schools Declaration 2017-08-09 [Education International]

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