Communication on Progress Report

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• Communication on Progress Report
• (COP)
• 2008-2009
• 15 June 09

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• Cyprus Turkish Chamber of Industry
• Established in 1977 as an independent,
  non-government organization dedicated to
  promoting and protecting the interests of local
  businesses adopted new strategies and activities
  to stimulate Turkish Cypriot exports and is
  supporting its 400 active members in seeking new
  markets represents manufacturers, exporters, and
  some service sectors represents the whole
  Industrial Production of north Cyprus member of
  World Chambers Federation of ICC.
• The CTCI was established to advance the growth
  of industrial and commercial economic activity in
  northern Cyprus. Promote modernized industrial
  environment.Represent Turkish Cypriot businesses
  on national and international platforms. Protect
  the rights and interests of its members.
• Contribute to the development of the Turkish
  Cypriot business community .Attain and maintain a
  suitable environment for investment by
  influencing policy-making, and by providing all
  information to continually upgrade and service
  the interests of the industry

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• Chamber Services and Activities
• Give full attention to, and protect the combined
  interests and welfare of members and co-ordinate
  with different government departments in solving
  problems arising during implementation of laws.
• Co-operate with the concerned different
  government departments in laying out the policies
  concerning the industry, and the execution of
  such.
• Study the problems and obstacles facing
  development in the industry and provide
  suggestive solutions to the involved ministries
  and government departments in the matter
• Move on several pivots towards enhancing and
  promoting Turkish Cypriot products by providing
  all required information to continually serve the
  interests of the Turkish Cypriot manufacturers.

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• Participate in International Fairs and organize
  trade missions to promising Markets.
• Lobbying Representation on key issues that
  affect your business 
• Networking Events and Referrals 
• Business advice and direction and project
  management 
• Regular E-shots on events, seminars, legislation
• Chamber Business Directory Diary
•  Listing in the Business Directory on the Chamber
  website
• Gain Marketing opportunities to participation
  with Fairs.
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• Sponsorship opportunities to showcase your
  business at networking events

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•  Fully Licensed Export Documentation Service
• Access to valuable contacts through the chamber
  network.
• Membership Marketing
• Annual Export Awards
• Public Policy Advocacy
• International Trade
• Business Development Services

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• CTCI has signed The United Nations Global Compact
  Agreement in Nicosia on july 27th 2006.The Cyprus
  Turkish Chamber of Industry has been give fully
  attention to use and accept under these Global
  Compact principles

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• GLOBAL COMPACT PRINCIPLES -10 PRINCIPLES
• Human rights
• Principle 1 Businesses should support and
  respect the protection of internationally
  proclaimed human rights within their sphere of
  influence.
• Principle 2 Businesses should make sure they are
  not complicit in human rights abuses.
• Labor standards
• Principle 3 Businesses should uphold the freedom
  of association and the effective recognition of
  the right to collective bargaining.
• Principle 4 Businesses should eliminate all
  forms of forced and compulsory labor.
• Principle 5 Businesses should abolish all forms
  of child labor
• Principle 6 Businesses should eliminate
  discrimination in respect of employment and
  occupation.
• Environment
• Principle 7 Businesses should support a
  precautionary approach to environmental
  challenges.
• Principle 8 Businesses should undertake
  initiatives to promote greater environmental
  responsibility.
• Principle 9 Businesses should encourage the
  development and diffusion of environmentally
  friendly technologies.
• Anti- corruption
• Principle 10 Businesses should work against
  corruption in all its forms, including extortion
  and bribery.

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• CTCI Activities Adaptation to Global Compact
  Principles
• Among all the Global Compact principles, the CTCI
  is especially sensitive on human rights issues.
  With respect to principles 1,2 and 5 the chamber
  is committed to the prevention of child labour
  and pledges not to purchase products from firms
  which employ child labor. The chamber also
  pledges to work for the elimination of
  discrimination in respect of employment and
  occupation among its member firms.
• The CTCI has collaborated with the Ministry of
  Labor in order to prevent child labor and raise
  consciousness and social responsibility towards
  the issue. As a result of this, a mutually
  developed penalty system has been set in order to
  prevent child labor. In addition, the minimum age
  of labor force has been set to 18.
• The Chamber commits itself to recruiting staff
  with respect to local legislation and
  requirements for labor standards and rights.
  Furthermore we avoid gender, racial, age and
  religious discriminations.

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• CTCI has organized and participated in seminars
  regarding Policy of Equal Opportunities in
  order to attract awareness within its members on
  Gender Equality and to increase understanding in
  the working environment. The CTCI has also
  organised a seminar regarding Policy for Labor
  Standards Programme which focused on the
  introduction of Health and Safety Standards and
  Certificates.
• CTCI has been signed protocol with Ministry of
  Labour to assist living conditions of foreign
  Labours and besides tries to reduces if any
  Gender and Race Discrimination. CTCI designed a
  seminar to informate the public channels in its
  conditions.

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• The vision of the CTCI is to increase quality
  standards in businesslife and prevent corruption.
  In order to solidify this aim and maintain a
  quality management system, the CTCI has received
  its ISO 90012000 Quality Management Certificate
  from NQA and working on to expand to ISO
  90012008 Quality Management Certificate.
• The chambers accounting, member database and IT
  programmes have been upgraded to provide more
  efficiency and control. We expanded
• In order to work against corruption in all its
  forms, including extortion and bribery, the
  chamber has set a mechanism to control product
  inflow. Employees from member companies and the
  chamber attended seminars regarding anti
  corruption and bribery.
• Under principle 8, we have organized activities
  to increase green areas in industrial areas by
  planting trees on the main roads of industrial
  areas.

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• Under principle 9, the CTCI supports and
  encourages the development and diffusion of
  environmentally friendly technologies among its
  members and assist them to use environmental
  friendly lamps and electirical switches in their
  plantations.
• CTCI assist and informate their members to
  collect rubbish materials into the containers
  where its located specific area in Nicosia
  Industrial Area.
• The CTCI has signed an continuity agreement in
  April 2009 with the Cyprus Life Association in
  order to attract attention to drug abuse and
  addiction. The CTCI has organized a cultural
  dancing activity called Shadow in The Dark
  together with Cyprus Life Association and donated
  75 of the activities revenue to the Struggle
  Against Drugs Addiction Association Fund.
• The CTCI shares the Communication On Progress
  report with partners. Suppliers, members and
  social partners are informed through our website,
  chamber magazine and circular letters.

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• THANK YOU..Be Environmetal Friendly.
• Evren ÖZBAYRAKTAR
• DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL
• CYPRUS TURKISH CHAMBER OF INDUSTRY
• Industrial Area 2nd.Street .No19 Nicosia, Mersin
  10 Turkey
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• E-mail kibso_at_kibris.net.
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