International wage policy seminar begins in Nicosia

A two-day tripartite international seminar titled ''Wage Policy in Caucasus and Central Asia, Assessment and policy answers to the economic crisis'' began in Nicosia.
Addressing the opening of the seminar, Minister of Labour and Social Insurance Soteroulla Charalambous said the topic of the seminar was of crucial importance and was one of issues which the public authorities and social partners were discussing in order to draft the best possible policies and strategies in order to effectively overcome the recession, which is the result of the global financial crisis.
The opening of the seminar was attended by MPs, representatives of employers' associations, trade unions and other interested organisations, as well as state officers.
The seminar is organised by the Ministry of Labour in cooperation with the International Labour Office, with the participation of 22 delegates from Ministries of labour, employers' organisations and trade unions from eight countries of Central Asia and Caucasus.