‘Growth for the few, struggle for the many’
Speaking at a May Day rally at Eleftheria square in Nicosia on Thursday, Akel General Secretary Stefanos Stefanou outlined the party’s demands for workers’ rights, calling for the extension ...
Turkish police scuffle with May Day protesters in Istanbul, detain hundreds
Turkish police charged May Day protesters in Istanbul on Thursday, detaining hundreds of people and dragging some away in buses after they tried to defy a ban on public gatherings ...
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Workers mark May Day with calls for peace, justice and better wages
Unionists across Cyprus used May Day to call for improved labour rights, higher wages, affordable housing and renewed efforts for peace and reunification.
Protesters gathered in central Nicosia on Thursday ...
Govt ‘walks side by side with those who labour, produce and create’
President pays tribute to workers on May Day
President Nikos Christodoulides marked International Workers’ Day with a message of appreciation, honouring the struggles that laid the foundation for modern labour ...
Ministry reminds that shops to remain closed on Sunday
The labour ministry said on Friday that all general stores should remain closed on Sunday, May 1.
The law states, the ministry said, that the shops – such as supermarkets, shopping malls ...
In May Day speech, Akel calls on workers to fight back for their rights
Akel general secretary Andros Kyprianou pledged to continue defending the rights of the working people who are the backbone of the economy and producers of wealth, in a speech on ...