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‘Only 1 out of 6 jobseekers could find a job in Turkey in July’

‘Only 1 out of 6 jobseekers could find a job in Turkey in July’

The TMMOB Chamber of Mechanical Engineers has released its 73rd bulletin on the problems of the industry in Turkey. The bulletin has dealt with the “effect of economic growth on labor force, distribution of income and employment.”

16 September 2021

Economic Freedom Index: Turkey ranks 114th

Economic Freedom Index: Turkey ranks 114th

In the Economic Freedom Index, which covers 165 countries of the world, Turkey has ranked 114th with 6.54 points. In 2018, the ranking of the country was 100 with 6.69 points.

15 September 2021

Occupational homicide claims two lives in shipbreaking facility

Occupational homicide claims two lives in shipbreaking facility

The rope broke during the dismantling of a passenger ship in İzmir’s Aliağa; workers İlyas Bıdık and Veli Bal have lost their lives. Four workers have reportedly died in the shipbreaking facility in the last two months.

14 September 2021

Broad unemployment in Turkey: 8.4 million people

Broad unemployment in Turkey: 8.4 million people

While Turkey’s state agency TurkStat has announced that the unemployment rate was 12 percent in July 2021, the Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey has indicated that it increased to 23.6 percent after the layoff ban was lifted.

13 September 2021

At least 1,209 workers died of COVID-19 in 18 months

At least 1,209 workers died of COVID-19 in 18 months

According to a report by the Health and Safety Labor Watch, at least 1,209 workers lost their lives due to COVID-19 as of the 18th month of the outbreak. While 106 of the deceased workers were women, 1,103 were men.

13 September 2021

‘There are doubts in the file concerning the best interest of the child’

‘There are doubts in the file concerning the best interest of the child’

Defendants were not present in the trial over an incident where Ş.C.K. (16) was battered by his bosses. FİSA Children’s Rights Center’s involvement in the case was rejected; the new prosecutor gave a new opinion as to the accusations.

10 September 2021 Ayşegül Özbek

174 workers lost their lives in August

174 workers lost their lives in August

According to the August report of the Health and Safety Labor Watch, at least 1,494 workers lost their lives in the first eight months of 2021.

6 September 2021

Turkey posts highest annual inflation rate in two years

Turkey posts highest annual inflation rate in two years

The inflation rate stood at 19.25 in August, surpassing the Central Bank's policy rate, according to TurkStat.

3 September 2021

Assoc. Prof. Meltem Kayıran dismissed again

Assoc. Prof. Meltem Kayıran dismissed again

Dismissed by Ankara University, which did not appoint the academic, and reinstated in her position by a court ruling, Assoc. Prof. Meltem Kayıran has been dismissed again by the rector’s office following its appeal to the upper court.

2 September 2021

'Workers infected with COVID-19 three times more'

'Workers infected with COVID-19 three times more'

Dr. Arif Müezzinoğlu from the Turkish Medical Association (TTB): “The fact that the lives of workers go on as before, including during lockdowns, has caused us to see the effects of this disease more among the working class.”

1 September 2021

Labor share in GDP decreased despite high growth rate

Labor share in GDP decreased despite high growth rate

While Turkey recorded an annual growth rate of 21.7 percent, the labor share in the GDP continued to decline.

1 September 2021

Poverty, starvation lines rise amid high food inflation

Poverty, starvation lines rise amid high food inflation

The starvation line was above the monthly wage in August, according to the Türk-İş.

Nearly one in four young people in Turkey is neither working nor studying

Nearly one in four young people in Turkey is neither working nor studying

The labor force participation rate in the 15-25 age group was 42.1 percent in the second quarter of the year, according to the TurkStat.

Child labor in Turkey: Agricultural worker loses her life

Child labor in Turkey: Agricultural worker loses her life

17-year-old Belkize Çelik received an electric shock in the tent where she was staying and lost her life in Turkey’s Black Sea province of Ordu.

Turkey and South Korea sign a bilateral swap agreement

Turkey and South Korea sign a bilateral swap agreement

The agreement signed by the central banks of Turkey and South Korea allows for the exchange of local currencies of up to 2.3 trillion Korean won or 17.5 billion Turkish Liras, which accounts for approximately 2 billion US dollars.

Antalya Medical Chamber slams the cancellation of health workers’ annual leaves

Antalya Medical Chamber slams the cancellation of health workers’ annual leaves

Noting that the cancellation of their annual leaves is great injustice to health workers, the Antalya Medical Chamber says that the number of COVID-19 cases is higher than the official figures and some intensive care units are jam-full in the province.

‘TurkStat’s labor force statistics have lost touch with reality’

‘TurkStat’s labor force statistics have lost touch with reality’

The Research Center of the Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey (DİSK-AR) has released a statement about the Turkish Statistical Institute’s Labor Force Statistics for June 2021, underlining that its data is full of question marks.

İSİG: 146 workers killed in occupational homicides in July

İSİG: 146 workers killed in occupational homicides in July

At least 1,301 workers have been killed in occupational homicides so far this year, according to İSİG.

Turkey’s unemployment rate on the decrease, according to state agency

Turkey’s unemployment rate on the decrease, according to state agency

The Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) has released the “Labor Force Statistics” for June 2021: The unemployment rate stood at 10.6 percent, marking a 2.5 percentage point decrease in a month.

Grocery chain forces employee to resign for 'drinking three bottles of water'

Grocery chain forces employee to resign for 'drinking three bottles of water'

A-101, a countrywide discount grocery chain, forces its employees to pay for missing goods, according to a union.

Number of people indebted to banks increased by a million in a month

Number of people indebted to banks increased by a million in a month

The number of people who are indebted to banks was more than 35 million as of March, according to the ministry of finance.

Knife attack against seasonal agricultural workers in Çorum

Knife attack against seasonal agricultural workers in Çorum

Seasonal agricultural workers from the southeastern province of Urfa have been subjected to the knife attack of the village head and his sons in Tekke village in Çorum.

‘COVID-19 is a working class disease’

‘COVID-19 is a working class disease’

The 11th “Pandemic Bulletin” of the TTB has been delivered by TTB Central Council Chair Prof. Korur-Fincancı: “Not managing the pandemic, the government’s shortcomings in tackling the fires and floods are also before the eyes of all of us.”

Lightning strike claims one child’s life in eastern province of Van

Lightning strike claims one child’s life in eastern province of Van

Hit by lightning in the Neighborhood of Yumruklu, 15-year-old shepherd Arda Omaç has lost his life in Turkey’s eastern province of Van, which has been struck by heavy rainfall and floods since July 28.

Turkey's annual inflation rate at 18.95 percent in July

Turkey's annual inflation rate at 18.95 percent in July

The annual increase in the prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages was 24.92 percent, according to TurkStat.

Ministry: Eight million employees given financial assistance during pandemic

Ministry: Eight million employees given financial assistance during pandemic

The Ministry of Labor and Social Services has released figures regarding monetary assistance for employees during the coronavirus pandemic.

Starvation, poverty lines keep increasing

Starvation, poverty lines keep increasing

The minimum wage is under the starvation line in Turkey, according to Türk-İş figures.

‘47,572 shopkeepers went bankrupt in Turkey in the first half of 2021’

‘47,572 shopkeepers went bankrupt in Turkey in the first half of 2021’

According to main opposition CHP MP Ağbaba, the number of shopkeepers who went bankrupt in Turkey saw a monthly increase of 94 percent in June while the number of companies that were closed increased by 116 percent.

Turkey’s Central Bank keeps interest rates unchanged

Turkey’s Central Bank keeps interest rates unchanged

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank has kept the policy rate (one-week repo auction rate) fixed at 19 percent, which was increased from 17 percent to this rate at its meeting in March 2021.

173 workers killed in occupational homicides in June

173 workers killed in occupational homicides in June

The number of workers killed in occupational homicides, including refugee workers, in the first half of the year reached 1,155, according to İSİG reports.

‘Enough is enough’: Citizens protest price rises

‘Enough is enough’: Citizens protest price rises

The Ayvalık Democracy Platform in Balıkesir has demanded that the recent price rises be withdrawn, underlining that “the wages and salaries of workers and pensioners getting meager and meager in the face of inflation should be improved.”

14 July 2021 Gönül İlhan

Broad unemployment in Turkey: 9.7 million people

Broad unemployment in Turkey: 9.7 million people

Shortly after the state agency TurkStat announced the labor force statistics for May 2021, the Research Center of the DİSK confederation has shared its own figures: Women’s broad unemployment rate is 33.7 percent, youth unemployment is 42.4 percent.

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