Gregoris Ioannou : Trade Unions in Cyprus Their Current State and the Challenges Ahead

Πέμπτη 11 Ιουνίου 2015

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