The Peo and Sek trade unions representing workers in the hospitality industry, issued a joint statement [Thursday] requesting the intervention of the Labour Minister regarding the mass layoffs at the City of Dreams Mediterranean resort in Limassol.

A total of 181 employees at the integrated casino resort in Limassol have been made redundant, the operator Melco confirmed this week.

In their announcement, the unions said, “We demand the immediate intervention of Minister of Labour, Mr Yiannis Panayiotou, who had committed on the day of the casino-resort’s inauguration to make efforts to resolve the issue.”

Last July, coinciding with the resort’s opening, trade unions held a protest outside City of Dreams Mediterranean accusing the company of not allowing syndicalists to access its workplaces.