While the retail sector welcomes the abolition of the safepass-flight pass in the near future as announced by the government, concern is intensifying over the shortage of staff, as well as the livelihood of dozens of businesses more broadly, particularly in the Famagusta Free Zone.
Speaking to the Cyprus Times, PASYLE General Secretary Marios Antoniou stresses that the problem of finding staff is plaguing businesses that are still waiting to hire people so that we are ready and prepared to welcome tourism.
"There is a optimism on the part of the government that this year we will have the tourism that will make up for the lost ground of the previous two years, but we see that 10 thousand Ukrainians who came to Cyprus because of the war and told us that they have the right to work and are expected to be used. Although we were pinning our hopes on them, no real movement has been made so far," he said.
No Ukrainian has applied for work in our country yet, as Mr. Antoniou, which is of great concern to businessmen, indicating that if the problem is not resolved and relevant permits for hiring staff from other countries are not given, then we will be unprepared and without proper staffing.
At the mercy of tourism, businesses in Free Famagusta
Literally at the mercy of the descent of tourism in the summer season, dozens of businesses in Ayia Napa and Protaras are hanging on, according to Mr. The survival
"The survival of these businesses is decided solely on tourism. If another year is lost we will see businesses closing down unfortunately, considering that we had financial support from the state in the past due to the anti-covid projects, while now this is not there," he said.
Finally, he appealed to the relevant state departments to help businesses before it is too late and they find themselves exposed.
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