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Miners on hunger strike protesting layoffs detained in Ankara

Miners on hunger strike protesting layoffs detained in Ankara

The mining company owned by a ruling party MP laid off dozens of workers after they unionized. The workers have been protesting since then.

16 October 2024

Layoffs, workplace harassment follow deadly explosion at Sakarya pasta factory

Layoffs, workplace harassment follow deadly explosion at Sakarya pasta factory

Five workers were killed in the September explosion in the factory in northwestern Turkey. While an investigation into the incident is still underway, the Oba Makarna company has reportedly downsized its quality control department and workers are facing implicit blame for the blast.

15 October 2024 Hikmet Adal

Are couriers dangerous, or is the courier profession itself?

Are couriers dangerous, or is the courier profession itself?

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.

29 September 2024 Mesut Çeki

Construction workers' strike in Tanzania ends with gains

Construction workers' strike in Tanzania ends with gains

Workers of a Turkey-based company had been on a strike in Tanzania for two weeks for their unpaid wages.

18 August 2023 Vecih Cuzdan,Ali Dinç

182 workers killed on the job in July

182 workers killed on the job in July

At least 1051 workers were killed on the job in the first seven months of 2023.

Protest unfolds at Muğla thermal power plant as workers demand unpaid wages

Protest unfolds at Muğla thermal power plant as workers demand unpaid wages

Over 500 non-union workers blocked the entry and exit of the power plant to protest their employers.

Motorcycle couriers protest online delivery giant Getir over low wages

Motorcycle couriers protest online delivery giant Getir over low wages

Workers formed a convoy and arrived at the company's İstanbul headquarters to demand higher wage increases and a range of other requests.

Turkey remains among 10 worst countries for workers' rights

Turkey remains among 10 worst countries for workers' rights

"Throughout 2023, workers' freedoms and rights were relentlessly attacked, with law enforcement cracking down on protests and trade union leaders facing unjust arrests," the ITUC report says.

Unions want tax bracket update in the face of high inflation

Unions want tax bracket update in the face of high inflation

Employees earning slightly more than the minimum wage end up earning less than the minimum wage as the year progresses, two union confederations have pointed out.

TurkStat: Turkey’s unemployment rate stands at 11.5 percent

TurkStat: Turkey’s unemployment rate stands at 11.5 percent

According to official figures, the narrowly defined number of unemployment became 3 million 894 thousand in March.

'Women's labor force participation in Turkey lower than any European country'

'Women's labor force participation in Turkey lower than any European country'

Despite the trend of increase in the number of women employees in recent years, women's participation in the labor force is still low, says TEPAV.

Worker protests in Turkey: 65 strikes in 40 days

Worker protests in Turkey: 65 strikes in 40 days

Workers have been protesting against low wage rises amid high inflation.

16 February 2022

‘Does Ministry of Labor make any attempts to learn from workers what they want?’

HDP TO MINISTER

‘Does Ministry of Labor make any attempts to learn from workers what they want?’

HDP Adana MP Tülay Hatimoğulları has addressed a Parliamentary question to Minister of Labor and Social Security Bilgin regarding the workers’ protests ongoing across Turkey for the past month.

10 February 2022

Labor rights | 250 resisting workers dismissed from warehouse of Migros market chain

Labor rights | 250 resisting workers dismissed from warehouse of Migros market chain

“The workers demanding their daily bread are now deprived of it as well. We know this force, we know this obtrusiveness. Today, workers all across Turkey are resisting it,” said the Chair of Warehouse, Port, Dock and Maritime Workers Union.

10 February 2022

beIN Media Turkey registers journalists as 'marine workers' to prevent unionization

beIN Media Turkey registers journalists as 'marine workers' to prevent unionization

There are formally five different companies within the Digitürk platform and none of them were registered as media companies, bianet has learned.

3 February 2022 Hikmet Adal

Workers throughout Turkey protest low wage hikes amid high inflation

Workers throughout Turkey protest low wage hikes amid high inflation

Gig workers of e-commerce companies, journalists and factory workers continue protests.

3 February 2022

BBC journalists continue Turkey's first media strike in 13 years

BBC journalists continue Turkey's first media strike in 13 years

The strike continues amid cold and snow in İstanbul. We have visited the BBC journalists.

26 January 2022 Hikmet Adal

Household income of 59 percent of public employees below poverty line, finds union survey

Household income of 59 percent of public employees below poverty line, finds union survey

Financial difficulties, mobbing, favoritism and job insecurity are among the main problems of public employees, according to the KESK survey.

Average wages in foodservice, construction sectors lower than minimum wage in Turkey

DİSK-AR

Average wages in foodservice, construction sectors lower than minimum wage in Turkey

The minimum wage is becoming the average wage in the country, the DİSK-AR noted.

30 December 2021

Journalists in Turkey struggle with wage erosion, unemployment

TURKISH JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION

Journalists in Turkey struggle with wage erosion, unemployment

"At the start of my career, I was earning four times the minimum wage despite only two years of experience. Now I've been working for 22 years and earn 1.5 times the minimum wage," says a journalist.

29 December 2021

Turkey raises minimum wage by 50 percent amid currency crisis, high prices

Turkey raises minimum wage by 50 percent amid currency crisis, high prices

The government has raised the minimum monthly wage from 2,825 lira to 4,250 lira for the next year.

16 December 2021

Report: Minimum wage meeting delayed due to lira's rapid slide

Report: Minimum wage meeting delayed due to lira's rapid slide

The minimum wage commission was expected to convene at the start of the week.

14 December 2021

'Turkey is becoming a country of minimum wage earners'

DİSK-AR

'Turkey is becoming a country of minimum wage earners'

As the government is poised to determine next year's minimum wage, the DİSK-AR points out the decrease in the income of weakness.

2 December 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

Turkey has the highest share of population outside labor force in Europe

Turkey has the highest share of population outside labor force in Europe

Some 45 percent of the people in the 15-64 age group in Turkey are neither employed nor looking for work.

23 June 2021 Hikmet Adal

'Goalkeepers for hire': A profession in Turkey's artificial turf football

'Goalkeepers for hire': A profession in Turkey's artificial turf football

People who played as a goalkeeper in youth football teams seek an additional source of income amid the deepening economic crisis during the coronavirus pandemic.

16 June 2021 Özgür Sarak

Mine collapses in Zonguldak, one worker loses his life

Mine collapses in Zonguldak, one worker loses his life

Miner Salif Zıvalı has lost his life after an unlicensed mine in Turkey’s Black Sea province of Zonguldak collapsed.

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

BIMEKS WORKERS

‘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

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

DİSK-AR EMPLOYMENT REPORT

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

A chapter in labor history of Turkey: ‘No identity without memory’

HISTORY OF DİSK

A chapter in labor history of Turkey: ‘No identity without memory’

With a recent book, the Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey (DİSK) has memorialized the first chapter of its decades-long contribution to labor movement: “If the historical memory of an organization disappears, its identity disappears as well.”

28 September 2020 Selay Dalaklı

Report: Number of registered farmers in Turkey decreased by 102,000 in a year

Report: Number of registered farmers in Turkey decreased by 102,000 in a year

The number of public employees increased by 62,000 while women's employment decreased in the same period, according to a report by the TEPAV.

4 September 2020

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.

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