Migrant Workers Make up for 9 per Cent of Cyprus’ Workforce

Migrant workers make up for 9 per cent of Cyprus’ workforce

Foreign workers are almost three times more likely to be subjected to forced labour than Cypriots, while accounting for around 9 per cent of Cyprus’ workforce, figures presented at an event marking World Day Against Human Trafficking showed on Thursday. Speaking at the event in Nicosia, head of the Step Up Stop Slavery initiative Katerina Stefanou said Cyprus “already has legislation and mechanisms to combat human trafficking”, but stressed that…

Migrant workers face triple risk of forced labour, Nicosia event hears

Migrant workers face almost three times the risk of being subjected to forced labour compared with non-migrant workers, according to International Labour Organisation (ILO) data presented at a round-table discussion in Nicosia. Lawyers and trade union representatives at the event highlighted the need to strengthen protections for migrant workers through better information, more effective inspections and easier access to support mechanisms and ju…