#May Day

Workers and members of the trade union movement on Friday held their annual May Day march to the Ledra Palace hotel, in Nicosia’s buffer zone, with marches beginning from ...

President Nikos Christodoulides listed the achievements of his government which he says have been to the benefit of workers in his address to mark May Day on Friday. “May Day ...

“Common struggle for a common homeland, against wars and exploitation” is the central message of labour union Peo for May Day, as trade unions across Cyprus issued calls for unity, ...

Recent developments in the Eastern Mediterranean underline the urgent need for a solution to the Cyprus problem, Secretary General of PEO union Sotiroula Charalambous said on Monday, warning that the ...

Speaking at a May Day rally at Eleftheria square in Nicosia on Thursday, Akel General Secretary Stefanos Stefanou outlined the party’s demands for workers’ rights, calling for the extension ...

Turkish police charged May Day protesters in Istanbul on Thursday, detaining hundreds of people and dragging some away in buses after they tried to defy a ban on public gatherings ...

Unionists across Cyprus used May Day to call for improved labour rights, higher wages, affordable housing and renewed efforts for peace and reunification. Protesters gathered in central Nicosia on Thursday ...

President pays tribute to workers on May Day President Nikos Christodoulides marked International Workers’ Day with a message of appreciation, honouring the struggles that laid the foundation for modern labour ...

The labour ministry said on Friday that all general stores should remain closed on Sunday, May 1. The law states, the ministry said, that the shops – such as supermarkets, shopping malls ...

Akel general secretary Andros Kyprianou pledged to continue defending the rights of the working people who are the backbone of the economy and producers of wealth, in a speech on ...