Strike at K-PET ends after agreement with shareholders

A five-day strike at Kıbrıs Türk Petrolleri (K-PET) ended after an agreement was reached with shareholders. With the lifting of the indefinite strike by the Kıbrıs Türk Petrol İşçileri Sendikası (Petrol-İş) at the Kalecik Dolum Tesisleri, fuel shipments to petrol stations resumed, and eight employees returned to work.

The parties reached agreement after the Ministry of Labour and Social Security spent five days seeking a compromise. Semih Kolozali, head of the Devrimci İşçi Sendikaları Federasyonu (Dev-İş), said the ministry and government had taken a conciliatory stance from the start. He said agreement had also been reached with the other two shareholders, who withdrew a notice to dismiss nine staff.

Kolozali said fuel distribution is not normally carried out on weekends, and that workers began shipments without requesting overtime so dealers would not be harmed. The ministry thanked Prime Minister Ünal Üstel, Finance Minister Özdemir Berova and Economy and Energy Minister Hasan Taçoy for their contributions, praised the constructive stance of employers and workers, and stressed that its main goal was labour peace.