Employees of the Nicosia and Larnaca buses of Cyprus Public Transport went on an indefinite strike today, following the dismissal of their colleagues, demanding the revocation of the dismissals and the resolution of the problems they face.
In a written statement by the SEGDAMELIN-PEO and OMEPEGE-SEK unions, it is stated that "the new era in public transport has brought labour problems, which are constantly growing, foreign investors cannot be assimilated into the Cypriot reality of public transport, drivers' work schedules are under pressure and in many cases without the necessary breaks, while in several buses the tachographs do not work and the inspections of the Road Transport Department are not sufficient'.
It is added that "in most departments of the company, Cypriot workers have been sidelined,
CNA Fanitsa Zannettou
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