Labour

Labour news in Cyprus covering jobs, wages, working conditions, staff shortages and industrial relations, including worker protection and government policy.

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Minister calls talks on foreign workers as unions allege abuses

Labour Minister Marinos Moushouttas has called a meeting of the social partners on 17 November to revisit the policy...
Economy

Construction unions threaten action over third-country worker permits

Construction unions have threatened action over a Labour Ministry decision to renew permits for third-country workers at firms that,...
Local

Working at height main cause of workplace accidents, official says

Working at height is the most common cause of workplace accidents, a senior labour inspection official said after a...
Local

AKEL blames government over labour trafficking revelations

AKEL blamed the government on Friday for serious failings in the mechanisms for monitoring and protecting workers, in response...
World

Nigerian families and survivors seek justice over miners’ deaths

Families of 37 artisinal miners who died in custody in Nigeria want swift justice and the return of property...
Economy

Not a single worker has arrived from Egypt under Cyprus labour deal, minister says

Not a single worker has come to Cyprus from Egypt under an intergovernmental agreement between the two countries, Labour...
Economy

No Egyptian workers yet under labour deal, minister says

No workers have yet arrived in Cyprus under the bilateral labour agreement with Egypt, Labour Minister Marinos Moushouttas said...
Local

Labour shortage holding back new housing, developers warn

Contractors in Cyprus are finding it ever harder to hire construction workers and are paying more for those they...
Economy

Housing costs may hurt workers and businesses, Central Bank warns

Unemployment in Cyprus hit a record low of 3.6 per cent in the second quarter of 2026, leaving little...
Local

Trafficking networks move online to avoid detection, police data show

Human trafficking networks in Cyprus have changed their methods to avoid detection, according to information held by police and...
Opinion

Work and human worth

It would be an oversight on this column's part if, amid the recent reports of labour exploitation of third-country...
Economy

Labour Ministry to investigate hotel worker-leasing allegations

"Cyprus is not a slave market," Labour Minister Marinos Moushouttas said on Wednesday, commenting on allegations by the SEK...
Local

Labour Minister set to unveil pension reform bill

Labour Minister Marinos Moushouttas is expected to unveil the pension reform bill on Wednesday at a meeting of the...
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