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CYPRIOTS working within the Sovereign British Areas (SBA) of Akrotiri and Episkopi say they will strike over wages.

Around 800 Cypriots currently work on the bases while an additional 400 work in companies within the SBA. The workers are complaining about the decision to impose a freeze on the Cost of Living Allowance (CoLA).

Despite the workers conceding that the SBA had invited the unions to discuss the freeze, SEK head over SBA matters Christos Tziambouras said that the measure was part of a protracted two-year SBA effort to violate its commitments to workers.

Tziambouras called on the government to intervene and warned that a 24-hour strike would be called soon, with additional measures to follow.

Cypriot workers in the Dekhelia SBA are expected to convene next Tuesday.