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[halil]

Large numbers of Turkish Cypriots who worked at construction sites in the South without being registered with trade unions are being laid off without prior notice by bosses who cite global financial crisis as the reason .

Mehmet Seyis ,the president of the Cyprus Turkish revolutionary workers trade union federation confirmed these reports ,saying that the construction sector was suffering badly on top of the economic crisis .He urged workers in the south to register with trade unions.

One of the unregistered worker says that increased numbers of people were being laid off.He had observed that when the decision had been taken to lay off twenty people ,usually eighteen of them would be The Turkish Cypriots .

offices from the PEO says they were expecting construction firms to lay off workers in the coming months because of the standstill in the sector .

[Dragon]

Everywhere in US and Europe there is the same situation. Usually in Continental Europe the construction sector slows down naturally during winters, and even during the good times people get fired in this field.

Therefore, it is only natural to start firing foreigners rather than a compatriot. Moreover, the second you agreed to work on the black or grey market, means that you are willing to take your chance in being fired to the slightest disturbance.

[CBBB]

The fact that the workers have not registered with a Trade Union doesn't mean they are working in the "black" or "grey" employment market. I would expect most of them to be able to claim unemployment benefits.

Third country nationals is a different matter.

[denizaksulu]

The fact that the workers have not registered with a Trade Union doesn't mean they are working in the "black" or "grey" employment market. I would expect most of them to be able to claim unemployment benefits.

Third country nationals is a different matter.

This 'unemployment benefit' you talk about. Who will pay the TCs. RoC or the North? Stupid question, I know. Turkey ofcourse.

[Tim Drayton]

The fact that the workers have not registered with a Trade Union doesn't mean they are working in the "black" or "grey" employment market. I would expect most of them to be able to claim unemployment benefits.

Third country nationals is a different matter.

I think quite a lot of them were opting to work "on the lump" as this practice was once called in the UK, i.e. for cash in hand and no questions asked. Employers were prepared to pay them more money for doing this, but it means that they have no legal protection when the going gets rough.

[Nikitas]

I believe he unemployment benefit is a six month thing and is paid by the RoC.

[Oracle]

The only way this problem is contributing to the Cyprus Problem (since it has been placed in this section by halil) is that these Turk-TCs should not be working in the RoC whilst living under, and hence being complicit with, the continued Turkish occupation of Cyprus.

I hope they are not re-instated, or any other "TRNC" resident Turk-TCs, as workers in the free-area, once they have been made redundant .... That is only right, and may help them (Turk-TCs) realise they cannot continue to have their cake and eat it too! .....

[CBBB]

The Turkish Cypriot builders working for the developer I work for, are having their SI contributions paid and would therefore be entitled to the dole from the ROC. None have been made redundant ....so far.

[Kifeas]

The only way this problem is contributing to the Cyprus Problem (since it has been placed in this section by halil) is that these Turk-TCs should not be working in the RoC whilst living under, and hence being complicit with, the continued Turkish occupation of Cyprus.

I hope they are not re-instated, or any other "TRNC" resident Turk-TCs, as workers in the free-area, once they have been made redundant .... That is only right, and may help them (Turk-TCs) realise they cannot continue to have their cake and eat it too! .....

I only wish to inform you that the vast majority of the GC society does not share at all your irrational and blind understanding and view of the Cyprus issue, and /or the method and way by which it may possibly be solved!

[roseandchan]

yes tim i agree.
a friend of ours years ago worked cash in hand on a building site.
he fell from scaffolding and broke both his legs.
it took him years to get any kind of compensation because he was not covered as a cash worker.
i'm sure it was the health and safety people that got him a small payout in the end, as the company was at fault.