Strike in Tanzania, sit-in in İstanbul

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The strike of approximately 2,000 workers employed at the railway construction site of the Turkey-based construction company Yapı Merkezi in Tanzania continues on day 12. These workers have not received their wages for the past eight months.

Today (August 16), the striking workers at the site displayed banners with messages such as "Labor is the highest value, it is not bearable anymore" and "We, whose only capital is the sweat of our bow, are on strike," as they marched on the construction site amidst applause and whistles.

On the other hand, the workers who resigned from their positions due to unpaid wages, and who have yet to receive their wages and indemnities despite having reached an agreement with the company, have been demonstrating in front of Yapı Merkezi's headquarters in Üsküdar, Istanbul, for the past two days.

Under the leadership of the Dev-Yapı İş union, affiliated with DİSK, the protesting workers slammed their hard hats on the ground in a symbolic gesture, stating, "We will resist until we get all our due." (VC/PE)