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‘Those who don’t give me my money live in luxury’

‘Those who don’t give me my money live in luxury’

Not paid their wages and severance for years, the workers of Bimeks electronics retailer turn wherever their bosses go into a site of protest. “We are trying to exert pressure by targeting their identities known by the public,” says Celep from Umut-Sen union.

13 January 2021 Melisa Elçin Özçelikel

At least 2,427 workers died in occupational homicides in 2020

At least 2,427 workers died in occupational homicides in 2020

According to the annual report of Health and Safety Labor Watch, at least 2,427 workers lost their lives in occupational homicides in 2020. This number was 1,736 in 2019.

13 January 2021

Workers protest construction company for not paying salaries

Workers protest construction company for not paying salaries

Workers of a construction company have not been able to receive their salaries for two years.

13 January 2021

Turkey's broad unemployment rate hits 27 percent as women affected much worse

Turkey's broad unemployment rate hits 27 percent as women affected much worse

During the pandemic, women's employment was affected much more than men's as the broad unemployment rate for women was 35.8 percent in October, the report says.

12 January 2021

Police prevent dismissed Cargill workers' demonstration in front of ministry

Police prevent dismissed Cargill workers' demonstration in front of ministry

The workers have not been reinstated despite winning a lawsuit against the company.

11 January 2021

Occupational homicide in Zonguldak province

Occupational homicide in Zonguldak province

Ramazan Toprak (34), working in the night shift, got trapped between two carriages and lost his life in a mine of the Turkish Hard Coal Enterprise Institution (TTK) in Turkey’s Black Sea province of Zonguldak.

11 January 2021

Number of unemployed according to TurkStat: 4 million

Number of unemployed according to TurkStat: 4 million

The Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) has announced the labor force statistics for October 2020. According to the TurkStat, the unemployment rate was 12.7 percent in October, which marked a 1.1 percentage point annual decrease.

11 January 2021

Case of Sakarya fireworks factory explosion starts

Case of Sakarya fireworks factory explosion starts

Seven workers lost their lives and more than 120 were wounded in the explosion in early July.

Treasury to pay 390 million lira for vehicles that didn't pass through Eurasia Tunnel in 2020

Treasury to pay 390 million lira for vehicles that didn't pass through Eurasia Tunnel in 2020

The bridges, tunnels and highways built by public-private partnerships have become "black holes," says an opposition MP.

‘Turkey’s consumer inflation rate was 36.72 percent in 2020’

‘Turkey’s consumer inflation rate was 36.72 percent in 2020’

Shortly after TurkStat, the state agency producing official statistics on the country, announced the annual consumer inflation rate in Turkey as 14.6 percent, the Inflation Research Group (ENAG), founded by a group of academics, has shared its own estimate.

Annual inflation rate according to TurkStat: 14.6 percent

Annual inflation rate according to TurkStat: 14.6 percent

According to the “Consumer Price Index” announced by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat), in December 2020, the only annual decrease was recorded in the prices of clothing and footwear with 0.32 percent.

Layoff ban extended for another two months

Layoff ban extended for another two months

The layoff ban and short time work allowance have been in place since the early days of the pandemic.

30 December 2020

Opposition-led municipalities announce higher minimum wages for their employees than government

Opposition-led municipalities announce higher minimum wages for their employees than government

The government has increased the minimum monthly wage by 21.56 percent for next year.

28 December 2020

‘If you make health personnel work, there is a causal link’

‘If you make health personnel work, there is a causal link’

The Turkish Medical Association (TTB) has organized an online panel and reiterated its demand for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) to be recognized as an occupational disease for healthcare personnel without seeking a causal relation.

28 December 2020

Minimum wage in Turkey in 2021: 2,825 lira

Minimum wage in Turkey in 2021: 2,825 lira

Turkey’s Minimum Wage Determination Commission convened for the fourth and last time today and determined the net and gross monthly minimum wages for 2021. The net minimum wage will be 2 thousand 825 lira 90 kurush (~377 USD) in 2021.

28 December 2020

Central Bank hikes interest rates by two points

Central Bank hikes interest rates by two points

"In the forthcoming period, tightness of monetary policy stance will be decisively sustained until strong indicators point to a permanent fall in inflation," the bank has said.

24 December 2020

‘Minimum wage has become an average wage in Turkey’

‘Minimum wage has become an average wage in Turkey’

Ahead of the fourth and final meeting of Turkey's Minimum Wage Determination Commission next week, Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey (DİSK) Chair Arzu Çerkezoğlu has answered the questions of bianet.

24 December 2020 Selay Dalaklı

TurkStat says minimum wage should be 2,792 lira

TurkStat says minimum wage should be 2,792 lira

Minimum Wage Determination Commission has convened for the third time. In the meeting hosted by TÜRK-İŞ workers’ confederation, the state agency TurkStat has said that the minimum subsistence level of a worker is 2,792 lira (~366 USD).

22 December 2020

Put on unpaid leave, workers back to work after protests

Put on unpaid leave, workers back to work after protests

Put on unpaid leave by a small home appliance factory in İstanbul, six workers have returned to work. Workers have announced that the Ministry sent an inspector to the factory and all their receivables since the first day of the leave have been paid.

22 December 2020

Minimum wage negotiations in Turkey: A brief overview

Minimum wage negotiations in Turkey: A brief overview

Minimum Wage Determination Commission will convene for the third time on December 22. But what has happened in the meetings so far? What is Turkey's current minimum wage and what do unions and the opposition demand? Here is a brief summary...

21 December 2020 Selay Dalaklı

Chief physician dismissed for forcing nurses to write ‘I am an idiot’

Chief physician dismissed for forcing nurses to write ‘I am an idiot’

Antalya Directorate of Health and Health Minister Koca have announced that Dr. Alkan, the chief physician of a public hospital, has been removed from office for forcing two nurses to write “I am an idiot” for 500 times because they left their posts.

18 December 2020

Nurse forced to write ‘I am an idiot, I left my post’ for 500 times

Nurse forced to write ‘I am an idiot, I left my post’ for 500 times

The Health and Social Service Laborers’ Union (SES) has denounced the incident where a nurse working in a public hospital in Antalya was forced to write down “I am and idiot, I left my post” for 500 times as a punishment for leaving her place of duty.

17 December 2020

‘We are determined to reduce inflation,’ says Turkey’s Central Bank Governor

‘We are determined to reduce inflation,’ says Turkey’s Central Bank Governor

Central Bank Governor Ağbal says, “In 2021, all factors affecting inflation will be taken into account, and the tightness of monetary policy will be decisively sustained until there are strong indicators that point to price stability and a permanent fall in inflation.”

16 December 2020

Child dies in occupational homicide, company official arrested

Child dies in occupational homicide, company official arrested

Halil Şenbüyük (16), who was driving an excavator, lost his life on December 10 after the vehicle went off the road and fell off a 50-meter cliff in Antalya.

14 December 2020

Turkey's current account posts 273 million dollars deficit

Turkey's current account posts 273 million dollars deficit

The figure was a 2.74 billion dollars surplus in the same month last year.

11 December 2020

‘Turkey’s unemployment rate is not 12.7 percent, but 26.4 percent’

‘Turkey’s unemployment rate is not 12.7 percent, but 26.4 percent’

The Research Center of the Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey (DİSK) has shared its own statistics on unemployment in Turkey, refuting the recent labor force statistics released by the state agency TurkStat.

10 December 2020

Unemployment rate according to Turkey's state agency: 12.7 percent

Unemployment rate according to Turkey's state agency: 12.7 percent

The Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) has announced the labor force statistics for September 2020. According to the TurkStat, the unemployment rate was 12.7 percent in September, which marked a 1.1 percentage point decrease.

10 December 2020

Union secures majority in factory, boss dismisses 80 workers

Union secures majority in factory, boss dismisses 80 workers

More than 80 workers have been dismissed from the Ekmekçioğulları Metal Factory in Çorum province on the day when the United Metal Workers’ Union was granted the right to represent workers by the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Services.

10 December 2020 Hikmet Adal

At least 294 workers died in November

At least 294 workers died in November

Three children, four refugees and 21 women were among the workers who were killed in the last month.

8 December 2020

Employment shrinks by 101 thousand people in Turkey’s hospitality industry

Employment shrinks by 101 thousand people in Turkey’s hospitality industry

According to a recent report by the Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV), the highest increase in the number of people employed in a sector was witnessed in healthcare while the highest shrinkage was in the hospitality industry.

8 December 2020

‘Sometimes, we also get surprised at how we live’

‘Sometimes, we also get surprised at how we live’

This is the story of two minimum wage earners. Their lives might be different, but what they are faced with is similar. Kader needs boots and Samet a coat. Do you think they can buy them? They answer: “We don’t make a living, we are just saving the day…”

8 December 2020 Hikmet Adal

Turkey's inflation rate rises to 14.03 percent in November

Turkey's inflation rate rises to 14.03 percent in November

Annual inflation rate rose 2.14 percentage points in November, up from 11.89 percent in October.

3 December 2020