Democratic Labour Federation of Cyprus

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DEOK
Democratic Labour Federation of Cyprus (DEOK)
ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΚΗ ΕΡΓΑΤΙΚΗ ΟΜΟΣΠΟΝΔΙΑ ΚΥΠΡΟΥ
Founded1962
Headquarters Nicosia, Cyprus
Location
Members7500
Key people
Stelios Christodoulou, President
Affiliations ETUC, ITUC
Website deok.org.cy

The Democratic Labour Federation of Cyprus(DEOK) is a trade union centre in Cyprus. It is affiliated with the European Trade Union Confederation and the International Trade Union Confederation. The trade union also have close ties with EDEK.

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