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Employment decreased by 2 million 411 thousand people in a year, says TurkStat

Employment decreased by 2 million 411 thousand people in a year, says TurkStat

According to the Labor Force Statistics shared by the TurkStat, the number of unemployed dropped by 331 thousand people in May, when the effects of the pandemic were strongly felt. May also witnessed a 4.7 point annual decrease in employment rate.

Canned fish company workers still 'locked in' at factory due to Covid-19 outbreak

Canned fish company workers still 'locked in' at factory due to Covid-19 outbreak

The factory owner says the "forced quarantine" of the workers was recommended by public authorities, who say that they await workers' objection for lifting the quarantine.

7 August 2020 Ruken Tuncel

Turkey's Central Bank to 'use all tools' to reduce currency volatility

Turkey's Central Bank to 'use all tools' to reduce currency volatility

The bank's statement came after a spike in the US dollar and Euro.

IMF: Turkey is vulnerable to shocks

IMF: Turkey is vulnerable to shocks

"In the near term, policies need to cushion the impact of the Covid-19 crisis and protect the most vulnerable through temporary and targeted fiscal support," the fund has stated in its External Sector Report.

ILO's child labor convention ratified by all of its members

ILO's child labor convention ratified by all of its members

For the first time in the organization's history, all members have ratified an international labor convention.

Annual inflation rate increases by 11.76 percent

Annual inflation rate increases by 11.76 percent

The average prices of 253 out of 428 items in the inflation basket have increased, according to the TurkStat.

Canned fish company 'takes workers hostage' after Covid-19 outbreak

Canned fish company 'takes workers hostage' after Covid-19 outbreak

After more than 40 workers tested positive for coronavirus, the Dardanel company has decided to keep workers in the factory and make infected personnel work for 14 days. A union chair has said, "Dardanel has taken the workers as hostages."

30 July 2020 Sakine Orman

Turkey’s foreign trade deficit increased by 73.2 percent in the first six months of 2020

Turkey’s foreign trade deficit increased by 73.2 percent in the first six months of 2020

According to the Foreign Trade Statistics announced by the TurkStat, Turkey’s exports increased by 15.7 percent and imports increased by 8.3 percent in June.

Türk-İş: Starvation, poverty lines slightly drop in July

Türk-İş: Starvation, poverty lines slightly drop in July

For a four-member family, the starvation line was 2,406 lira and the poverty line was 7,838 lira, the survey has found.

Miners from Soma stage a sit-in protest, demanding their compensation

Miners from Soma stage a sit-in protest, demanding their compensation

Miners from Soma have been struggling for their compensation and pension right for five years now. Staging a sit-in protest in front of sub-governor’s office since July 19, they say, “We will march to Ankara if the omnibus bill does not pass the Parliament.”

23 July 2020 Sakine Orman

Education minister criticized for 'normalizing child labor'

Education minister criticized for 'normalizing child labor'

Minister Selçuk visited seasonal agricultural workers and gave out books to children.

Central Bank keeps policy rate constant

Central Bank keeps policy rate constant

The bank has held its one-week repo rate unchanged at 8.25 percent, keeping it steady for the second straight month.

Workers attacked in Yozgat: ‘We narrowly escaped lynch’

Workers attacked in Yozgat: ‘We narrowly escaped lynch’

Attacked by a group of people organized by village heads wanting to charge them a “head tax”, Kurdish workers from Mardin have recounted what they went through in Yozgat, where they went to work in a forest, but had to leave afterwards.

Kurdish workers attacked in Yozgat province for ‘head tax’

Kurdish workers attacked in Yozgat province for ‘head tax’

Workers from Turkey's southeastern Mardin province went to Yozgat to work in a forest. Organized by the village heads who wanted to charge them a “head tax”, a group of people attacked the workers, who then had to leave the province.

US appeals court upholds former Halkbank manager's sentence

US appeals court upholds former Halkbank manager's sentence

Hakan Atilla, a former manager of Turkey's state-owned Halkbank, was sentenced to 32 months in prison for evading the US sanctions on Iran.

Union: Turkey-based clothing, shoe companies violate Palestinian workers' rights

Union: Turkey-based clothing, shoe companies violate Palestinian workers' rights

Workers at the Palestinian branches of the companies have been forced to unpaid overtime work, the DİSK has stated.

Households in Turkey spent most on housing, rent in 2019

Households in Turkey spent most on housing, rent in 2019

The TurkStat has announced the results of the annual household budget survey.

Turkey fines brokerage houses, investors for violating short selling ban

Turkey fines brokerage houses, investors for violating short selling ban

Eighteen investors and seven brokerage houses have been fined 2.4 million dollars for non-compliance with short-selling ban.

Report: Covid-19 caused greatest loss of employment in Turkey's history

Report: Covid-19 caused greatest loss of employment in Turkey's history

The unemployment rate stood at 28.7 percent in April according to the broad definition of unemployment while women have been affected significantly more than men, the DİSK-AR report says.

TurkStat: Number of employed people has decreased by 2.5 million people in a year

TurkStat: Number of employed people has decreased by 2.5 million people in a year

According to Labor Force Statistics of the TurkStat for April, the number of unemployed people has dropped by 427 thousand to 3 million 775 thousand in a year. Employment has dropped by 2 million 585 thousand people in the meantime.

Interior Minister: Work and reconstruction permit of firework factory will be revoked

Interior Minister: Work and reconstruction permit of firework factory will be revoked

As three soldiers have lost their lives while carrying the fireworks waste from a factory in Sakarya where seven workers also lost their lives in a blast last week, Minister Soylu has announced that the work and reconstruction permit of the factory will be revoked.

At least 188 workers killed in June

At least 188 workers killed in June

Eight children and eight refugees were among the killed workers while only three of them were unionized, according to the İSİG report.

DİSK-AR report: How has Covid-19 affected workers?

DİSK-AR report: How has Covid-19 affected workers?

While 36 percent of workers have had an income loss, 82 percent feel that they are in danger economically.

Fireworks factory explosion: One of the two owners of company remanded in custody

Fireworks factory explosion: One of the two owners of company remanded in custody

Seven people lost their lives and more than 120 were wounded in the explosion on July 3.

‘Death is hard, but it is much harder when it happens like this’

‘Death is hard, but it is much harder when it happens like this’

Having lost her uncle in the firework factory blast in Sakarya, Uzuner says, “Owners of the factory called my cousin and said, ‘He shouldn’t have worked if he found it unsafe.’ They might be reducing the deceased to numbers, but they are not numbers for us.”

8 July 2020 Hikmet Adal

Fireworks factory explosion: 'They endangered people's lives,' says killed worker's brother

Fireworks factory explosion: 'They endangered people's lives,' says killed worker's brother

Murat Tepeçınar, who lost his brother in the explosion in Sakarya, has said that the businesspeople "didn't even attend our funerals. we are not their enemies.

6 July 2020 Hikmet Adal

First home-based workers' union recognized by Council of State decision

First home-based workers' union recognized by Council of State decision

The court decision will open the way for all precarious workers to unionize, the Ev-Eksen union has stated.

Explosion at firework factory: Death toll rises to 6, 1 person still missing

Explosion at firework factory: Death toll rises to 6, 1 person still missing

Health Minister Koca has announced that while six people who lost their lives in the explosion in Sakarya have been identified, one person has not yet been found. 5 wounded people are still treated at hospitals, one in intensive care.

Sakarya factory explosion: Chemical engineers chamber head calls for urgent evacuation

Sakarya factory explosion: Chemical engineers chamber head calls for urgent evacuation

Chemical gases released after an explosion at a fireworks factory are harmful to health, Ali Uğurlu has warned.

3 July 2020 Ruken Tuncel

Annual inflation rate was 12.62 percent in June, says TurkStat

Annual inflation rate was 12.62 percent in June, says TurkStat

According to the figures shared by the TurkStat for June 2020, consumer price index has increased by 1.13 percent on a monthly basis and by 12.62 percent on an annual basis.

Turkey’s foreign trade deficit increased by 102 percent in May, says TurkStat

Turkey’s foreign trade deficit increased by 102 percent in May, says TurkStat

According to the Foreign Trade Statistics announced by the TurkStat for May, exports and imports decreased by 40.9 percent and 27.8 percent respectively. Foreign trade deficit was 3 billion 420 million dollars last month, marking a 102.7 percent increase.

‘Government has to unveil a new relief package for southeast Turkey’

‘Government has to unveil a new relief package for southeast Turkey’

According to a recent survey conducted in Diyarbakır amid pandemic, 61.2 percent of businesses operating in the province have credit debt to banks in short, medium or long term. 84 percent say relief packages fall short of covering their losses.

29 June 2020 Ruken Tuncel