reports in ECONOMY category

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.

After a union managed to organize the majority of the workers, the fastener manufacturer allegedly pressured workers to resign from the union.

The annual inflation rate was 51.97% according to official statistics while an alternative calculation indicates 90.35%.

"The government's focus on taming inflation at the expense of wages and purchasing power has backfired," said DİSK-AR.