Mr Stefanou was speaking during a meeting on Friday with a delegation of the Pancyprian Equality Guild, in the context of which he received a framework of the guild's demands.
According to an AKEL statement, during the discussion, basic and long-standing problems faced by permanent workers in the public sector were noted, including issues of tenure, equal treatment and the pension system.
Stefanou reiterated the need to safeguard labour rights for permanent workers who currently make up a large part of the public service. In this direction, AKEL has taken a number of initiatives to promote the demands of permanent workers.
The AKEL delegation included Andros Kavkalias, President of the Parliamentary Labour Committee and Vakis Charalambous, member of AKEL's Economy Sector, the statement concludes.
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