Oz union visit ‘a sensation’

A VISIT to Australia by two trade union leaders, a Greek Cypriot and a Turkish Cypriot, at the invitation of the President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), Sharon Burrow, has given “a significant push” to rapprochement efforts and common action between Greek and Turkish Cypriots living in Australia. The General Secretary of left-wing union PEO, Pampis Kyritsis, and the President of Turkish Cypriot trade union DEV-IS, Ali Gule, who have just returned from a ten-day visit to Australia, believe their visit created a “sensation”.

During their stay in Australia, Kyritsis and Gule met government and trade union officials, as well as with Greek and Turkish Cypriots living and working in Australia.

 

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