Under the title: "The workers are returning back", Turkish Cypriot daily Yeni Duzen newspaper (02.08.12) reports that the decreases in payments, the cost of living which went up and the fact that life in the occupied area of Cyprus has become very difficult, led many workers who went to occupied Cyprus to find a job, to return back to Turkey.
The paper writes that this is very notable in Inonu Square which is in the area inside occupied Lefkosia walls where some time ago tens of workers gathered waiting for job, and now only 5-6 six persons are waiting there. In addition, the paper writes that the owners of hostels that the workers used to rent, face difficulties due to the fact that the workers are leaving and 3-4 of the hostels are now closed down.
The paper further writes that the number of workers from Turkey, who according to some sources was 70 thousand (and according to some other sources was 30 thousand), has started as from June this year to be reduced drastically and around 47 thousands returned to their home countries. In just one company 24 workers, together with their families returned to Turkey, writes the paper and adds that the origin countries of the workers are Turkey, Turkmenistan, Pakistan and Nigeria.
Turkish Cypriot daily Ortam newspaper (02.08.12) reports that Mehmet Cakici, the chairman of the Social Democracy Party (TDP) stated that the self-styled government of the occupation regime is mocking the Turkish Cypriots when is saying that the economy is going on well.
Cakici who issued a written statement, said that despite the fact that the persons living in the occupied area are struggling financially, works are closed downs and the people are living on their savings, the self-styled prime minister Irsen kucuk and the "minister" of finance Tatar say that the economy is good and that with the "2013-2015 economic measure program" prepared by Turkey, economy will be further improved.
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