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The unemployment rate stood at 8.6% and the labor underutilization rate at 25.6%

The general budget also serves as a document reflecting the state of class struggle in capitalist societies.

Amid signs that the government will likely refrain from a substantial increase, 118 economists have warned in a joint statement that high inflation is making minimum wage earners increasingly vulnerable.

The draft budget suggests a 17% hike, aligning with the 2025 year-end inflation forecast, according to an economist. This approach follows the IMF recommendation to adjust the minimum wage based not on past inflation rates but on a future-oriented basis.

The Central Bank kept the policy rate unchanged at 50% while the official inflation rate dropped below this rate for the first time in 14 months.

Five workers were killed in the September explosion in the factory in northwestern Turkey. While an investigation into the incident is still underway, the Oba Makarna company has reportedly downsized its quality control department and workers are facing implicit blame for the blast.

While the unemployment rate decreased slightly, the labor underutilization rate increased according to the official figures. The finance minister says the outlook is positive despite challenges.

The government has disclosed the number of work-related fatalities for the first time in a decade. Its figures were higher than what İSİG could identify.

The rising inflation dampens expectations of a central bank interest rate cut in the near future.

By disregarding the principle of objectivity and honesty in journalism, associating couriers only with negative incidents and treating isolated cases as if they were widespread could create deep distrust in society toward the motorcycle courier profession and those who work in it.

While the education minister claimed no incidents caused loss of life in the last two years, contradicting an earlier statement from him, a watchdog organization was able to identify nine fatalities.

WhatsApp groups, used by hundreds of thousands of couriers to organize solidarity and protests, have become a major worry for employers, who continuously attempt to disrupt these activities.