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‘We want our jobs’ statement in front of main opposition CHP

‘We want our jobs’ statement in front of main opposition CHP

Making a statement in front of the CHP Central Office in Ankara, three cleaning workers have expressed their demand for reinstatement at Şişli Municipality.

27 September 2021

Police attack Sinbo workers: Journalists detained as well

Police attack Sinbo workers: Journalists detained as well

The police intervened against the dismissed workers of Sinbo, a company producing small home appliances, who wanted to make a press statement in front of the factory in İstanbul. Five people, including three journalists, have been detained.

Police intervention against Migros workers on the 100th day of their protest

Police intervention against Migros workers on the 100th day of their protest

Dismissed with ‘Code 29’ after joining a labor union, the workers of Migros supermarket chain have been once again taken into custody in front of the house of their employer Tuncay Özilhan on the 100th day of their protest.

An average of 491 workers dismissed every day despite layoff ban

‘CODE 29’

An average of 491 workers dismissed every day despite layoff ban

The Social Security Institution (SGK) has answered the question of the DİSK confederation regarding the number of people dismissed with ‘Code 29’, a legal way used by employers to circumvent the layoff ban amid the pandemic.

Employers dismissed 176,662 people with ‘Code 29’ in 2020

DISMISSAL DESPITE LAYOFF BAN

Employers dismissed 176,662 people with ‘Code 29’ in 2020

Main opposition CHP MP Güzelmansur has announced that last year, a daily average of 491 people were dismissed with ‘Code 29’, a legal way used by employers to dismiss workers despite the layoff ban amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Migros workers taken into custody

Migros workers taken into custody

Put on unpaid leave and dismissed with “Code 29” for joining a labor union, workers of Migros, a chain of supermarkets, protested in front of the house of Tuncay Özilhan, the head of Anadolu Group. 16 workers have been detained.

70 percent increase in the number of workers dismissed with ‘Code 29’

AMID COVID-19 LAYOFF BAN

70 percent increase in the number of workers dismissed with ‘Code 29’

In a press conference about the “Code 29”, a legal way to circumvent the layoff ban amid the pandemic, labor organizations have underlined that 80 percent of the ongoing suits for reinstatement stem from this code.