Trade Unions in Cyprus Their Current State and the Challenges Ahead

The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) cordially invites you to a report launch, conference and round table discussion:

Trade Unions in Cyprus

Their Current State and the Challenges Ahead

Date: Monday, 22^nd of June 2015

Time: 15.00 – 20.30

Location: Chateau Status, Buffer Zone (near Ledra Palace opposite the Goethe Institute), Nicosia

Conference Languages: English, Greek and Turkish (with simultaneous translation)

The event is open to the general public

Welcome Address by: 15.00: Hubert Faustmann, Director of the Office of the FES in Cyprus

Session I: Turkish Cypriot Trade Unions Chair: Gregoris Ioannou 15.10 – 15.30 Presentation of Findings of the FES Study on the north by Dr. Sertaç Sonan, Political Scientist 15.30 – 16.00 Short Presentations by the Turkish Cypriot Trade Unions Representatives                 DEV-İŞ: Hasan Felek (Acting President)                 HÜR-İŞ: Yakup Ö. Latifoğlu (President)                 KTAMS: Güven Bengihan (Secretary General)                 KTÖS: Şener Elcil (Secretary General)                 TÜRK-SEN: Arslan Bıçaklı (President) 16.00 – 16.45 Panel Discussion

16.45 – 17.15 Coffee Break

Session II: Greek Cypriot Trade Unions Chair: Sertaç Sonan 17.15 – 17.35 Presentation of Findings of the FES Study on the south by Dr. Gregoris Ioannou, Sociologist 17.35 – 18.00 Short Presentations by the Greek Cypriot Trade Unions Representatives                 PEO: Pampis Kyritsis (Secretary General)                 SEK: Andreas Matsas (Deputy Secretary General) or Panicos Argyrides (General Organizational  Secretary) 18.00 – 18.30 Panel Discussion

18.30 – 19.00 Coffee Break

Session III: Trade Unionism in Times of Austerity in Europe and Cyprus Chair: Hubert Faustmann 19.00 – 19.30Trade Unions in Europe: Key Developments and Challenges, Lecture by Torsten Müller, Senior Researcher, European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) 19.30 – 20.45 Panel Discussion                  PEO: Pampis Kyritsis (Secretary General)                 SEK: Andreas Matsas (Deputy Secretary General) or Panicos Argyrides (General Organisational Secretary)                 DEV-İŞ: Hasan Felek (Acting President)                 HÜR-İŞ: Yakup Ö. Latifoğlu (President)                 KTAMS: Güven Bengihan (Secretary General)                 KTÖS: Şener Elcil (Secretary General)                 TÜRK-SEN: Arslan Bıçaklı (President)