The results of a study [1] into the effects of the financial and economic crisis on women in Cyprus have been published. The research was carried out by the Pancyprian Federation of Women’s Organisations (POGO [2]) and was published in June 2013. [1] http://www.pogocy.com/ [2] http://www.pogocy.com/
A survey by the Statistical Service of Cyprus (CYSTAT [1]) examined the effects of chronic diseases and disabilities on employment. The survey was carried out in November 2010 as part of the national Labour Force Survey. It was conducted through personal face-to-face interviews and the use of
A survey by the Cyprus Labour Institute (INEK-PEO [1]) has highlighted the multifaceted issue of breaches in collective agreements in the hotel industry. It has also looked into the extent of these breaches and at the groups of workers directly affected. [1] http://www.inek.org.cy/english/
In March 2011 the Employers and Industrialists Federation (ΟΕΒ [1]) and the Cyprus Federation of Business and Professional Women (ΚΟΓΕΕ [2]) published the findings of a survey on women in the Cyprus labour market [3]. The survey was based on a questionnaire sent to enterprises, employers and
Since 1983 Cyprus has been a magnet for immigrants from many countries, especially since its accession to the European Union. Since then, Cyprus has experienced unprecedented levels of migration [1]. According to the Cyprus Statistical Service, migrants made up 4.43% of the labour force in 2004. The
The study, Outline of the profile of women holding key positions in the public life of Cyprus (in Greek, 2.78Mb PDF) [1], was conducted in 2007 by Ioanna Pilavaki-Achilleos as part of the postgraduate programme on ‘Gender and new educational and work enterprises in the information society’ of the
The research project, ‘Integrating children’s perspectives in policy-making to combat poverty and social exclusion experienced by single parent families: a transnational comparative approach’, compared social exclusion and poverty in Cyprus, Greece and the UK as they relate to single parent families
Within the framework of the EU-funded Programme for Employment and Social Solidarity (PROGRESS [1]) on ‘Awareness-raising activities against discrimination on the grounds of race, ethnicity, religion and age’, the Cyprus Labour Institute (Ινστιτούτο Εργασίας Κύπρου, ΙΝΕΚ-PΕΟ [2]) has issued a
Within the framework of the EU-funded programme on ‘Awareness-raising activities against discrimination on the grounds of race, ethnicity, religion and age’, the Cyprus Labour Institute (Ινστιτούτο Εργασίας Κύπρου, ΙΝΕΚ-PΕΟ [1]) has issued guidelines for third-country nationals [2] against
In December 2008, the Economic Research Centre [1] of the University of Cyprus [2] published a paper entitled the ‘Effects of foreign workers on unemployment, part-time employment and labour force participation’. The research examined the impact of migration into Cyprus in the period 1999–2005 and