{"id":6712,"date":"2024-04-03T18:00:10","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T15:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=6712"},"modified":"2024-04-03T18:00:10","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T15:00:10","slug":"govt-issues-reminder-on-asylum-seekers-working-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=6712","title":{"rendered":"Govt issues reminder on asylum seekers, \u2019 working rights"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/govt-issues-reminder-on-asylum-seekers-working-rights.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>The interior ministry on Wednesday issued a reminder that <strong>asylum seekers are prohibited from taking up work in the first nine months <\/strong>following their arrival in Cyprus.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cypru-video-ads\" id=\"cypru-1594628914\">\n<div id=\"cypru-1725014477\" data-cypru-trackid=\"478051\" data-cypru-trackbid=\"1\" class=\"cypru-target\">\n<div 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