Illegal work ‘a problem for all’

Fighting the growing trend of illegal and undeclared work in Cyprus is proving to be a challenge, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Sunday.

Addressing the 29th Annual General Assembly of the Federation of Building Contractors Associations of Cyprus, the minister described the phenomenon as problematic for everyone with knock-on effects on the economy.

“Unfortunately we see that there has been an increasing trend lately,” he said.

In the construction industry...