Dockers at Larnaca port agreed to end their strike action after a deal was reached through the mediation of the ministers of labour and transport. The two ministers met with union representatives for the port workers and with representatives of the private operators at Larnaca port. Following the talks, the Labour Minister said that an interim agreement was reached, where work at the Larnaca pier will be shared on a 50/50 basis between the dockers and the operators. This stopgap solution will last until March 2023. The two sides undertook to continue talks with one another in the intervening period, with the aim of coming to a definitive arrangement.
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