Undeclared Work rose 13% in a year, says labour minister

Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Friday that undeclared work in Cyprus has increased by 13 per cent in the last year.

Speaking to CyBC in the morning, Panayiotou said that undeclared work rose to 13 per cent in the last year, in comparison to 8 per cent in the past.

He added that the highest amount of undeclared work at 25 per cent is in the construction sector.

Commenting on the three draft bills recently passed by parliament to deal with undeclared work, Panayiotou said that they seek to create stiffer fines for people employing undeclared workers.