{"id":12201,"date":"2024-05-17T18:01:09","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T15:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=12201"},"modified":"2024-05-17T18:01:09","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T15:01:09","slug":"minister-warns-of-escalating-undeclared-work-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=12201","title":{"rendered":"Minister warns of escalating undeclared work crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/minister-warns-of-escalating-undeclared-work-crisis.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>If <strong>the issue of undeclared work is not dealt with soon, it will become a much bigger problem<\/strong>, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Friday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cypru-video-ads\" id=\"cypru-976177168\">\n<div id=\"cypru-1580586499\" data-cypru-trackid=\"478051\" data-cypru-trackbid=\"1\" class=\"cypru-target\">\n<div id=\"gpt-ad-1879331450838-0\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The minister was speaking at a conference for builders and tradespeople in the construction industry where the vast majority of illegal workers were employed.<br \/>\n\u201cWe have before us important and difficult problems, especially for undeclared work which is very worrying and if not addressed soon it will be a much bigger problem than we assess it to be today,\u201d the minister said.<br \/>\nPanayiotou also <strong>expressed optimism for the renewal of the collective agreement in the construction sector<\/strong>. The institutional framework for dealing with undeclared work was also undergoing an overhaul, the minister said.<br \/>\nThis would be presented to the House plenum before the summer recess. Parliament closed on Thursday until after the European Parliament elections on June 9 and will resume again until July 20 when they break for the summer.<br \/>\n\u201cI am optimistic that we will be able to agree on the new framework,\u201d Panayiotou said.<br \/>\nHe also said the protection of wages for young workers in the construction industry was not only \u00a0the position of the Peo union nor just of the government alone.<br \/>\n\u201cIt is the position of the EU where for countries like ours where the coverage of collective agreements is limited there should be legislative provisions that protect minimum wages in the sector and this will be part of our discussion which is in the final stages,\u201d he added.<br \/>\n\u201cAs the world evolves and as our expectations for quality of life rise, <strong>the terms and conditions of work must improve and not worsen<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Undeclared work is a growing concern in the construction industry, according to Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou. If not addressed soon, it will become a much bigger problem. Panayiotou also expressed optimism for the renewal of the collective agreement in the construction sector and emphasized the need for improving, not worsening, the terms and conditions of 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