{"id":13626,"date":"2024-05-30T00:01:07","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T21:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=13626"},"modified":"2024-05-30T00:01:07","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T21:01:07","slug":"government-reaches-deal-with-sacked-larnaca-port-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=13626","title":{"rendered":"Government reaches deal with sacked Larnaca port workers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The government on Wednesday clinched a deal with Larnaca port and marina workers who were fired by Kition Ocean Holdings.<\/p>\n

Talks lasted for four hours<\/strong> in a marathon session meeting between Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades and union reps.<\/p>\n

It ensures 72 workers who were dismissed from Kition Ocean Holdings on Tuesday night will not be left without a job.<\/p>\n

The development comes after the company\u2019s own deal with the government went down the drain, after Vafeades announced on Monday the government had terminated its concession with Kition Ocean Holdings.<\/p>\n

Heralding what he described as a \u201cconstructive dialogue\u201d, Panayiotou said the agreement with unions rests on three pillars.<\/p>\n

It aims to ensure \u201cthe smooth operations of critical infrastructure at the Larnaca port and marina\u201d.<\/p>\n

The first pillar specifies all workers will transition their employment<\/strong> to the Larnaca and Famagusta District Development Agency.<\/p>\n

Secondly, efforts will begin immediately to document the work carried out by the 72 employees, so they can be assigned similar tasks.<\/p>\n

Lastly, when the government moves to call for a new tender, the conditions will stipulate all of these workers must be hired by the new contracting company.<\/p>\n

Panayiotou said work towards the three pillars will begin immediately.<\/p>\n

\u201cFinding a solution for what the \u2018next day\u2019 will entail for employees was very important for the government,\u201d Vafeades underlined.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are very happy to have found a good solution<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Union rep Sotiroulla Charalambous also appeared positive, underlining that all parties were on the same page over the framework of the deal.<\/p>\n

The 72 workers were fired on Tuesday night, a day after the government moved to terminate its agreement with Kition Ocean Holdings over the \u20ac1.2 billion Larnaca port and marina project.<\/p>\n

Vafeades said the government was left with no other choice after Kition repeatedly failed to pay its financial guarantee.<\/p>\n

The company has described the state\u2019s reaction as illegal.<\/p>\n

Earlier in the day, President Nikos Christodoulides said the government \u201cmust move quickly\u201d on the matter, after it emerged workers were dismissed from their jobs.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe owe it to Larnaca and its people to find a capable company to handle the development\u201d, and assured workers that they \u201cdo not need to worry\u201d about their futures.<\/p>\n

The government has made clear that works linked to the Larnaca port and marina will fall under the state\u2019s wing, following the end of Kition\u2019s concession agreement.<\/p>\n

Vafeades has stressed critical operations at the port will not be affected by the developments<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In its own statements Kition Ocean Holdings expressed its hope that the government\u201cdoes not deviate from its obligations\u201d to the workers at Larnaca port.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen the government terminated the agreement on May 27, it ordered Kition to immediately vacate the premises so the government would \u2018immediately acquire all the rights to the project. The government chose not to have a handover period, which would have allowed for a smooth handover,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n

They added that the government had \u201cshowed up accompanied by the police\u201dand with \u201cno real plan or direction, especially in relation to the workers\u201d.<\/p>\n

They went over to say the sequence of events \u201chas caused great disturbance to the workers, who are rightly concerned about the future\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are raising this issue publicly to make sure the government will treat workers fairly and according to the law,\u201d they added.<\/p>\n

Christodoulides has hinted there is potential investment\u00a0interest from the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, who was in Cyprus for an official visit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The government reached a deal with Larnaca port and marina workers who were fired by Kition Ocean Holdings. 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