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Trade Unions In Cyprus
Trade unions in Cyprus include: * ETYK ''ETYK'' (Ενωση Τραπεζικών Υπαλλήλων Κύπρου - Kıbrıs Bankacılar Sendikası - Cyprus Bank Employees Union) * ΠΕΟ ''PEO'' (Παγκύπρια Εργατική Ομοσπονδία - Tüm Kıbrıs İşçi Federasyonu- Pancyprian Labour Federation) * ΣΕΚ ''SEK'' (Συνομοσπονδία Εργαζομένων Κύπρου - Kıbrıs İşçi Konfederasyonu - Cyprus Workers Confederation) *ΔΕΟΚ The Democratic Labour Federation of Cyprus (DEOK) is a trade union centre in Cyprus. It is affiliated with the European Trade Union Confederation and the International Trade Union Confederation The International Trade Union Confederation (I ... ''DEOK'' (Δημοκρατική Εργατική Ομοσπονδία Κύπρου - Kıbrıs Demokratik İşçiler Federasyonu- Cyprus Democratic Labour Federation) * ΠOAS ''POAS'' (Παγκύπρια Οργάνωση Ανεξαρτήτων Συντεχνιών ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trade Union
A trade union (British English) or labor union (American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers whose purpose is to maintain or improve the conditions of their employment, such as attaining better wages and Employee benefits, benefits, improving Work (human activity), working conditions, improving safety standards, establishing complaint procedures, developing rules governing status of employees (rules governing promotions, just-cause conditions for termination) and protecting and increasing the bargaining power of workers. Trade unions typically fund their head office and legal team functions through regularly imposed fees called ''union dues''. The union representatives in the workforce are usually made up of workplace volunteers who are often appointed by members through internal democratic elections. The trade union, through an elected leadership and bargaining committee, bargains with the employer on behalf of its members, known as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyprus
Cyprus (), officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Situated in West Asia, its cultural identity and geopolitical orientation are overwhelmingly Southeast European. Cyprus is the List of islands in the Mediterranean, third largest and third most populous island in the Mediterranean, after Sicily and Sardinia. It is located southeast of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and Lebanon, northwest of Israel and Palestine, and north of Egypt. Its capital and largest city is Nicosia. Cyprus hosts the British Overseas Territories, British military bases Akrotiri and Dhekelia, whilst the northeast portion of the island is ''de facto'' governed by the self-declared Northern Cyprus, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which is separated from the Republic of Cyprus by the United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus, United Nations Buffer Zone. Cyprus was first settled by hunter-gatherers around 13,000 years ago, with farming communities em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ETYK
The Cyprus Union of Bank Employees (ETYK) is a trade union centre in Cyprus. It is affiliated with the Union Network International UNI Global Union, formally Union Network International (UNI), is a global union federation for the skills and services sectors, uniting national and regional trade unions. It has affiliated unions in 150 countries representing 20 million workers .... References * External linkswww.etyk.org.cy Trade unions in Cyprus UNI Global Union Finance sector trade unions Trade unions established in 1955 1955 establishments in Cyprus {{cyprus-org-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ΠΕΟ
PEO, the Pancyprian Federation of Labour (, ), is an umbrella organization for trade unions in Cyprus, which evolved from PSE (). It was instrumental in the 1948 strikes in the mines of the Cyprus Mines Corporation and has been closely related to AKEL. History When AKEL was declared illegal by the British colonial government of Cyprus in 1955, PEO and especially its leader Andreas Ziartides was the only legal leftwing political entity and it was expressing the politics of underground AKEL. PEO had a membership from all ethnic groups in Cyprus. In 1958 the Turkish Cypriot nationalistic organisation TMT launched a terror campaign against Turkish Cypriot members of PEO, killing the journalist Fazıl Önder and attempting to kill the head of PEO's Turkish bureau, Ahmet Sadi. Following those events, most Turkish Cypriots left the union, and PEO's members since then have primarily been Greek Cypriots. The PEO is affiliated with the World Federation of Trade Unions. List of general s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyprus Workers' Confederation
The Cyprus Workers' Confederation (SEK) is a trade union centre in Cyprus. It is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation, and the European Trade Union Confederation The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) is the major trade union organisation representing workers at the European level. In its role as a European social partner, the ETUC works both in a consulting role with the European Commission and .... The Federations, which are members of SEK, represent and professionally express workers in sectors of the economy. Their main duty is to negotiate and achieve collective agreements. The professional Federations, members of SEK, are as follows: # Federation of Private Sector Workers # Federation of Industrial Workers # Federation of Builders, Miners and Relevant Professions # Federation of Transport, Petroleum and Agriculture Workers # Federation of Government, Military and Civil Services Workers # Federation of Semi-Governmental Associations # Feder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ΔΕΟΚ
The Democratic Labour Federation of Cyprus (DEOK) is a trade union centre in Cyprus. It is affiliated with the European Trade Union Confederation and the International Trade Union Confederation The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC; ; ; ) is the world's largest trade union federation. History The federation was formed on 1 November 2006 out of the merger of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) a .... The trade union also have close ties with EDEK. References * External linksdeok.org.cy Trade unions in Cyprus International Trade Union Confederation National federations of trade unions Trade unions established in 1962 {{cyprus-org-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pancyprian Organization Of Independent Trade Unions
The Pancyprian Organization of Independent Trade Unions (, abbreviated 'Π.Ο.Α.Σ', POAS) was a trade union centre in Cyprus. PAOS was founded in 1956, by unions that wanted to position themselves as independent from political parties. The organization reached its peak of influence in the late 1950s. Starting from the early 1960s the organization entered a prolonged period of decline. By 1990, the organization had only 500 members. POAS was affiliated to the World Confederation of Labour The World Confederation of Labour (WCL) was an international labour organization founded in 1920 and based in Europe. Fascist governments of the 1930s repressed the federation and imprisoned many of its leaders, limiting operations until the end o ....Campbell, Joan. European Labor Unions'. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, 1992. p. 64 References Trade unions in Cyprus 1956 establishments in Cyprus World Confederation of Labour National federations of trade unions Trade unions established ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ΠΑΣΥΔΥ
The Pancyprian Public Servants' Trade Union (PASY-DY) is a trade union centre in Cyprus. It was founded in 1927 as the Cyprus Civil Service Association. It is affiliated with the Public Services International Public Services International (PSI) is the global union federation for workers in public services, including those who work in social services, health care, municipal services, central government and public utilities. , PSI has 700 affiliated .... References * External linkswww.pasydy.org Trade unions in Cyprus Public Services International 1927 establishments in Cyprus Trade unions established in 1927 {{cyprus-org-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
