Kolozali: Indefinite K-PET strike will continue until agreement is reached

Semih Kolozali, president of the Revolutionary Workers' Trade Unions Federation (Dev-İş), which is affiliated with the Turkish Cypriot Petroleum Workers' Union, said the indefinite strike by Petrol-İş at K-PET will continue until an agreement is reached.

Speaking to the Turkish Agency Cyprus (TAK), Kolozali said that today separate meetings were held with the employer and union sides, attended by Labour and Social Security Minister Oğuzhan Hasipoğlu, Finance Minister Özdemir Berova and Economy and Energy Minister Hasan Taçoy. He said the employer side had not shown a "clear stance" and that Hasipoğlu would meet the union first, then the employer again, and would inform them of the latest position in the process.

Kolozali said, "We have no concrete gain yet." Petrol-İş began the strike on Wednesday, citing the employer's failure to withdraw a suspension notice concerning nine personnel. He said consultations are ongoing.