Domestic helpers work 40% more hours than contract requires
Domestic workers in Cyprus work 40 per cent more hours than their employment contract states, Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottides said on Friday. Citing a report prepared...
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Cabinet to grant special entry permits to some third-country workers
In a bid to meet the needs for domestic workers and farmhands, the cabinet has decided to start granting special entry permits to Cyprus to...
Coronavirus: special entry permits for domestic workers from September 25
Domestic workers will be allowed to come to Cyprus after receiving an entry permit from the government under coronavirus protocols, a decree issued by Health...
Police rearrest man over abuse of domestic worker
Police on Wednesday rearrested a 68-year-old man suspected abusing his 31-year-old domestic worker. He is being investigated for human trafficking, exploitation of labour, racism and...
Pensioners paying both private health insurance, and Gesy for their carers
Pensioners’ union Ekysy said on Thursday they sent letters to ministers on amending the law so that people employing domestic workers are no longer forced...
Health ministry urges employers of domestic workers to inform them of crowd ban
The health ministry urged people who employ foreign workers to inform them of the mass gatherings prohibition that will remain in place until March 31....
Parliament to scrap third-country worker guarantees, change rent control law
Parliament will vote on Friday to scrap bank guarantees for foreign domestic workers and a bill to make it easier for landlords to evict delinquent...
Over 8,000 domestic workers unaccounted for, no clue as to their whereabouts
Around 8,500 domestic workers have been reported missing by their employers, the House ethics committee heard on Wednesday, saying it would investigate the issue. Although...
Domestic workers: a ‘vilely corrupt system’
Their contracts stipulate a salary of between €320 and €400 a month net, if they live with their employer, and a six-day working week. They...
‘Going north no excuse for police inactivity’
That domestic workers sometimes go to the north in search of better working conditions is no excuse for shoddy police investigations into the missing women...
Anastasiades issues apology to diplomats over serial killings, promises changes
Diplomats from the home countries of female workers murdered in Cyprus have handed over suggestions on how to improve the lives of foreigners working here...
Cyprus defends laws on rights of domestic workers, union says ‘no willingness’ to enforce
The government on Thursday responded to reports in the international press saying the recent serial killer case involving foreign women and their children exposes the...
Domestic worker found guilty of stealing €20
A 23-year-old domestic worker employed by the family of the former chief of police, Tasos Panayiotou, has been found guilty of stealing a €20 note...
Help at hand for abused Filipino workers
A GROUP of women from the Philippines living in Cyprus has offered to translate Owaat’s self-help website on filing for emergency civil protections into Filipino...
Petrides announces new measures to help disabled
Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides on Friday decided to meet the demands of the Cyprus Paraplegic Organisation, such as the introduction of new arrangements regarding...
Vote on tougher bill for employing illegal workers in two weeks
The House labour committee on Tuesday wrapped up discussion of a government bill introducing harsher penalties for undeclared or illegal employment, with the item set...
The touching aspects of film
The short film Anna, directed by Spyros Charalambous, will be shown at the Social Space Kaymakkin in Nicosia on Thursday to give viewers an understanding...
Protecting mistreated migrant workers
By Annette Chrysostomou “I cleaned three houses, my passport was confiscated. I was hit and slapped by the employers and shouted at.” This is the...
Uproar over domestic worker-linked school raffle prize
By Andria Kades THE parents’ association of Araddipou A primary school came under fire on Monday after a winning prize in their Christmas raffle was...
Cyprus urged to crack down on labour exploitation
A Council of Europe report on Cyprus urged authorities to step up efforts against trafficking for the purpose of labour exploitation, among other measures recommended...