Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08NICOSIA424
2008-06-05 11:04:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Nicosia
Cable title:
NO EVIDENCE OF FORCED OR CHILD LABOR IN CYPRUS
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UNCLAS NICOSIA 000424
SIPDIS
FOR DOL/ILAB FOR RACHEL RIGBY, FOR DRL/ILCSR FOR MARK
MITTELHAUSER, AND G/TIP FOR STEVE STEINER
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI CY
SUBJECT: NO EVIDENCE OF FORCED OR CHILD LABOR IN CYPRUS
REF: SECSTATE 41381
UNCLAS NICOSIA 000424
SIPDIS
FOR DOL/ILAB FOR RACHEL RIGBY, FOR DRL/ILCSR FOR MARK
MITTELHAUSER, AND G/TIP FOR STEVE STEINER
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI CY
SUBJECT: NO EVIDENCE OF FORCED OR CHILD LABOR IN CYPRUS
REF: SECSTATE 41381
1. In response to a Department of Labor request associated
with the 2005 Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization
Act (Reftel),Post canvassed government, labor union, human
rights NGO, and immigrant/refugee advocacy contacts for
evidence of forced and/or exploitative child labor in the
production of goods in Cyprus. None reported significant
incidences of this type of exploitation. Contacts attribute
the finding to three factors: 1) Cyprus's economy is
primarily services-based; goods production, whether of
manufactured products or agricultural commodities, comprises
a relatively small portion of GDP and a smaller-still share
of the labor force; 2) Cyprus is one of the most
heavily-unionized countries in the world, and its powerful
labor movement focuses heavily on improving workplace
conditions; and 3) generally speaking, in today's Cyprus,
children are highly esteemed, even those hailing from
immigrant families and other marginalized groups.
2. NGO interlocutors noted the existence of isolated cases
of child trafficking and hard (but not forced) labor in
agriculture, however. Under current Cypriot migration laws,
asylum seekers often are limited to seeking employment in
this sector.
SCHLICHER
SIPDIS
FOR DOL/ILAB FOR RACHEL RIGBY, FOR DRL/ILCSR FOR MARK
MITTELHAUSER, AND G/TIP FOR STEVE STEINER
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI CY
SUBJECT: NO EVIDENCE OF FORCED OR CHILD LABOR IN CYPRUS
REF: SECSTATE 41381
1. In response to a Department of Labor request associated
with the 2005 Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization
Act (Reftel),Post canvassed government, labor union, human
rights NGO, and immigrant/refugee advocacy contacts for
evidence of forced and/or exploitative child labor in the
production of goods in Cyprus. None reported significant
incidences of this type of exploitation. Contacts attribute
the finding to three factors: 1) Cyprus's economy is
primarily services-based; goods production, whether of
manufactured products or agricultural commodities, comprises
a relatively small portion of GDP and a smaller-still share
of the labor force; 2) Cyprus is one of the most
heavily-unionized countries in the world, and its powerful
labor movement focuses heavily on improving workplace
conditions; and 3) generally speaking, in today's Cyprus,
children are highly esteemed, even those hailing from
immigrant families and other marginalized groups.
2. NGO interlocutors noted the existence of isolated cases
of child trafficking and hard (but not forced) labor in
agriculture, however. Under current Cypriot migration laws,
asylum seekers often are limited to seeking employment in
this sector.
SCHLICHER