{"id":13436,"date":"2024-05-28T17:00:23","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T14:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=13436"},"modified":"2024-05-28T17:00:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T14:00:23","slug":"larnaca-port-workers-anxious-after-marina-project-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=13436","title":{"rendered":"Larnaca port workers anxious after marina project collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The termination of the state\u2019s contract with Kition Ocean Holdings has sparked unease among the company\u2019s employees, who anxiously await the government\u2019s decisions regarding their future employment status.<br \/>\nOn Tuesday, the Minister of Labour met with trade unions SEK and PEO, where assurances were provided that the workers would not be left without a solution and that their continued employment would be prioritised.<br \/>\nA follow-up meeting is scheduled for Thursday, involving the Ministers of Labour and Transport, along with the trade unions.<br \/>\nAccording to sources within the Ministry of Labour, the government intends to \u201cadhere to the procedures stipulated by labour laws and applied consistently in similar cases\u201d.<br \/>\nMeanwhile, the Municipality of Larnaca has expressed its solidarity with the employees of Kition Ocean Holdings\u2019 subsidiary companies. In a statement, they called upon \u201cthe relevant authorities to take the necessary actions to safeguard the workers\u2019 labour rights\u201d.<br \/>\nPEO, voicing its opposition to the privatisation of Larnaca Port, demands that \u201csolutions must be found to protect the jobs of Kition workers. It is imperative for the state to prevent the victimisation of these workers through job losses. Dialogue is essential to finding solutions that ensure the continuity of their employment and safeguard their labour rights, as outlined in the collective labour agreement.\u201d<br \/>\nPEO further expects the government \u201cto refrain from making any decisions until these matters have been thoroughly discussed, allowing for the presentation of our positions and arguments\u201d.<br \/>\nAdditionally, Charalambos Avgousti, General Secretary of OMEPEGIE-SEK, emphasised in an interview with the Cyprus News Agency that during yesterday\u2019s meeting with the Minister of Labour, they \u201crequested consideration for the Kition workers to prevent their victimisation\u201d.<br \/>\nHe further relayed that the Minister of Labour \u201cassured us that both he and the Ministry of Transport will ensure the employment of these individuals under the new employer regime, thus avoiding any victimisation.<br \/>\n\u201cOur primary concern is to keep the port operational, serving both commercial vessels and those under the Amalthea humanitarian corridor,\u201d he added.<br \/>\nRead more:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-in-cyprus-com wp-block-embed-in-cyprus-com\"><\/figure>\n<p>job security. termination, employment status, trade unions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The government terminated its contract with Kition Ocean Holdings, causing concern among employees about their future. Trade unions met with the Minister of Labour to ensure workers&#8217; continued employment would be prioritized. The government plans to follow labor laws in handling the situation. The Municipality of Larnaca expressed solidarity with the employees, while PEO opposes the privatization of Larnaca Port and demands protection for Kition workers. The General Secretary of OMEPEGIE-SEK stated that the Minister of Labour assured them that the workers would be employed under a new regime to prevent victimization.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":13437,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[3038,1177,8575,186,4369,33,3,5193,4657,27,11456,8903,4081,415,1235,351,613,5525,10010,28,6255,4484,839,767,157,119,1092,347,6539,1346,2759,7703,6365,3331,5813,1220,10803,2617,4753,4448,1812,6388,6386,5889,10743,7967,1827,11076,114,1006,570,8239,1504,11376,380,6305,9204],"class_list":["post-13436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-other","tag-agreement","tag-amalthea","tag-authorities","tag-business","tag-collapse","tag-companies","tag-cyprus","tag-decisions","tag-dialogue","tag-employment","tag-employment-status","tag-follow","tag-future","tag-government","tag-humanitarian","tag-humanitarian-corridor","tag-insider-economy","tag-interview","tag-job-losses","tag-jobs","tag-kition-ocean-holdings","tag-labor","tag-labour","tag-labour-rights","tag-larnaca","tag-larnaca-marina","tag-larnaca-port","tag-marina","tag-marina-project","tag-meeting","tag-minister-of-labour","tag-ministry-of-transport","tag-municipality","tag-news","tag-peo","tag-port","tag-positions","tag-privatisation","tag-project","tag-protection","tag-rights","tag-safeguard","tag-situation","tag-solidarity","tag-solutions","tag-state","tag-statement","tag-termination","tag-top-news","tag-trade","tag-trade-unions","tag-transport","tag-unease","tag-unions","tag-us","tag-who","tag-workers"],"acf":{"keyphrase":"","keywords":"","sourceimg":"","country-category":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Larnaca port workers anxious after marina project collapse<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The government terminated its contract with Kition Ocean Holdings, causing concern among employees about their future. 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