Cement works mediation hits wall, says labour minister

Negotiations to end the labour crisis in the cement works have reached a deadlock, with aftershocks to be felt across the economy, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Thurdsay.

Panayiotou led a new meeting on Thursday with the employers and trade unions in a bid to bridge the gap between the two sides who would ultimately sign a collective agreement.

“It seems that the distance between the positions the employers’