Hourly-paid government workers strike for first time in Republic’s history

Hourly-paid government workers staged their first 24-hour strike in the history of the Cyprus Republic on Wednesday, marching from the Finance Ministry to the Presidential Palace to demand wage increases after receiving only 1.5% in pay rises over the past 17 years, according to the unions involved.

Chanting “No to starvation wages” and “No more mockery — we are not second-class workers,” hundreds of workers gathered at the Finance Ministry at 10am before marching to the Presidential Palace...