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Labor Rights

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COVID-19 in Turkey: ‘800 health workers have resigned’
COVID-19 in Turkey: ‘800 health workers have resigned’
In a written statement, main opposition CHP MP Akkuş İlgezdi has raised concerns that nearly 800 healthcare workers have resigned due to their working conditions, lack of personal protective equipment and heavy workload amid pandemic.
21 September 2020
Employer signed labor contract when workers’ representative was in detention
Employer signed labor contract when workers’ representative was in detention
Taken into custody after calling on agricultural workers to halt work in protest, Kutlu has been charged with “membership of an organization.” While he was in detention, the employer signed the labor contract foreseeing low wages for the workers.
17 September 2020 Ayça Söylemez
Miners will march to Ankara in protest
Miners will march to Ankara in protest
Not given their wages or severance payments for months, the miners from Ermenek, Karaman have decided to march to the capital city of Ankara on October 1 as the negotiations with their employer have achieved no results.
16 September 2020
Association executives detained by anti-terror police over declaration on workers’ wages
Association executives detained by anti-terror police over declaration on workers’ wages
Having distributed leaflets calling on agricultural workers to halt work in protest of their daily wages, the executives of the Precarious Workers’ Association have been detained by the Anti-Terror Branch. A confidentiality order has been issued for their file.
16 September 2020 Ayça Söylemez
How did the September 12 military coup destroy labor rights in Turkey?
How did the September 12 military coup destroy labor rights in Turkey?
The Research Center of the DİSK has prepared a report on the 40th year of the September 12 military coup. The report of the confederation has shown that 60 of 68 billion dollars of privatization were done in the ruling AKP period.
14 September 2020
40 miners are neither paid their wages, nor dismissed from their jobs
RESISTANCE IN FRONT OF CLOSED MINE
40 miners are neither paid their wages, nor dismissed from their jobs
Workers of a mine in Ermenek, Karaman have started a second resistance as neither their wages nor their severance are paid. “There were times when I could not even afford baby food and diapers for my child,” says Abdullah Büber, one of the miners.
1 September 2020 Hikmet Adal
‘Lives of workers are more valuable than refrigerators’
COVID-19 DEATHS IN VESTEL PROTESTED
‘Lives of workers are more valuable than refrigerators’
Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey has protested coronavirus deaths in Vestel factory: “The mentality of employers and government who think ‘We will produce in all conditions’ puts workers' right to life and health at risk.”
11 August 2020
State postal service workers dismissed for painting slogans about Grup Yorum
State postal service workers dismissed for painting slogans about Grup Yorum
Two workers were held in custody for a day in Düzce, their labor contracts have been terminated afterwards. The workers have now filed a criminal complaint against the ones who are responsible for their dismissal from the state post office PTT.
10 August 2020 Ayça Söylemez
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.
17 July 2020
Severance pay in Turkey: What does the government propose? Why do unions object?
Severance pay in Turkey: What does the government propose? Why do unions object?
Workers’ right to severance pay is once again opened to debate by the government, this time, under the name of Supplementary Pension System. Despite its positive-sounding name, the proposed system is heavily criticized by workers and unions.
29 June 2020 Selay Dalaklı
Union raises concerns over adverse conditions in the wake of a health worker's suicide
Union raises concerns over adverse conditions in the wake of a health worker's suicide
In a statement about the nurse who took her life, Tekin from the Diyarbakır Branch of SES Union has said that there was no nursery where the nurse could leave her child 24/7 and her husband, also a nurse, was in isolation due to COVID-19.
25 June 2020
At Least 128 Workers Lose Their Lives Due to Coronavirus in 2 Months
HEALTH AND SAFETY LABOR WATCH
At Least 128 Workers Lose Their Lives Due to Coronavirus in 2 Months
“The policies and developments in the second month of the coronavirus outbreak have manifested that the outbreak is a question of class,” the Health and Safety Labor Watch (İSİG Assembly) has noted in a recent report.
18 May 2020
‘If Seasonal Agricultural Workers Cannot Find a Job, Child Labor will Increase’
CORONAVIRUS
‘If Seasonal Agricultural Workers Cannot Find a Job, Child Labor will Increase’
Development Workshop has released a report on the lives of seasonal agricultural workers in Turkey in the days of coronavirus pandemic. Ayşe Özsoy from Development Workshop has answered the questions of bianet.
7 May 2020 Hikmet Adal
‘Rate of Covid-19 Cases Among DİSK Members 3.2 Times Higher Than Turkey Average’
COVID-19 REPORT BY DISK CONFEDERATION
‘Rate of Covid-19 Cases Among DİSK Members 3.2 Times Higher Than Turkey Average’
In its third report on the effects of the pandemic on its members, the Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey (DİSK) has shared information about the rate of Covid-19 cases among workers and conditions in workplaces.
28 April 2020
‘No Social Distance in Workplaces, Difficult to Access Disinfectants and Masks’
CONFEDERATION OF PUBLIC WORKERS’ UNIONS
‘No Social Distance in Workplaces, Difficult to Access Disinfectants and Masks’
In a recent report, the Confederation of Public Workers’ Unions (KESK) has noted that especially the personnel of Family Health Centers are at high risk and urged the authorities to halt work except for the fields that are absolutely necessary.
28 April 2020
3,544 Workers Infected with Covid-19 in İstanbul, Says Labor Unions’ Platform
3,544 Workers Infected with Covid-19 in İstanbul, Says Labor Unions’ Platform
İstanbul Labor Union Branches’ Platform has announced that 2,902 workers suspected to have contracted coronavirus are in quarantine in İstanbul while 34 workers have so far died of the disease in the city.
24 April 2020
‘We Worked During Curfew as Well; It is a Construction Work, is it Really Urgent?’
HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION WORKER
‘We Worked During Curfew as Well; It is a Construction Work, is it Really Urgent?’
Highway construction worker: “We are told that if we want to leave, we are free to do so. We can, of course, leave. We would rather starve to death than endure so many insults. But we have families, we are not responsible only for ourselves.”
22 April 2020 Ayça Söylemez
‘Rate of Covid-19 Cases Among Workers At Least 3 Times Higher Than Turkey Average’
COVID-19 REPORT BY DISK CONFEDERATION
‘Rate of Covid-19 Cases Among Workers At Least 3 Times Higher Than Turkey Average’
In its second weekly report on the effects of the pandemic on its members, the DİSK has noted that “as its data only cover unionized workplaces, it is possible to say that the rate of Covid-19 cases is much higher in non-unionized or unregistered ones.”
20 April 2020
At Least 4 Workers Lose Their Lives, 257 Workers Test Positive
COVID-19 REPORT BY DISK CONFEDERATION
At Least 4 Workers Lose Their Lives, 257 Workers Test Positive
Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey (DİSK) has documented the impacts of Covid-19 on its members in a report. While the production has been halted in 47 workplaces, over 51 thousand members have been directly affected by the outbreak.
17 April 2020
Workers Halt Work in Kuwait: Pay Us Our Due, We Want to Be Home During Pandemic
Workers Halt Work in Kuwait: Pay Us Our Due, We Want to Be Home During Pandemic
Dismissed from their jobs at the Limak Holding’s construction of Kuwait Airport due to coronavirus outbreak, workers demand their dismissal compensation and want to return home to their families in Turkey.
16 April 2020 Ayça Söylemez
Health Laborers’ Union: Health Workers’ Right to Life Being Violated
Health Laborers’ Union: Health Workers’ Right to Life Being Violated
Health and Social Service Laborers’ Union (SES) has released a monthly report amid Covid-19 pandemic: “Healthcare laborers should know that in case their health and lives are at risk, they can halt work until the necessary safe conditions are ensured."
15 April 2020
Courier Worker: We Don’t Want to be ‘Super Carriers’ of the Virus
Courier Worker: We Don’t Want to be ‘Super Carriers’ of the Virus
Long working hours, the breaks they are not allowed to take, overtime wages they are not paid… A courier worker has spoken to bianet about their workload and demands amid coronavirus outbreak.
13 April 2020 Evrim Kepenek
‘Refugee Workers Work More, Get Paid Less’
‘Refugee Workers Work More, Get Paid Less’
The Leather, Textile, Shoe Workers’ Association has released its Refugee Workers Report. Based on face-to-face meetings with 100 workers in İzmir, the report documents the hardships experienced by refugee workers in their work lives.
13 April 2020
‘Boss Doesn’t Give Soap, Customers Leave Used Gloves on the Shelves’
‘Boss Doesn’t Give Soap, Customers Leave Used Gloves on the Shelves’
A market worker has spoken to bianet about her days during the pandemic: “Toilets and dining halls are dirty. We consider ourselves lucky if we can find liquid soap, let alone disinfectants. We cannot warn customers, some of them tuck their gloves in shelves.”
10 April 2020 Ayça Söylemez
14 Workers Lose Their Lives Due to Coronavirus in March
HEALTH AND SAFETY LABOR WATCH REPORT
14 Workers Lose Their Lives Due to Coronavirus in March
According to the Health and Safety Labor Watch report, at least 113 workers lost their lives in occupational homicides last month. While 14 workers died of coronavirus, two of the deceased workers were children working in agriculture and metal sectors.
6 April 2020
Applauding the Garbage Collector from the Windows of Paris
PENNED BY SELAMİ ŞAKİROĞLU
Applauding the Garbage Collector from the Windows of Paris
No one can ignore the imbalance in the hierarchy of wages between social prestige and social merit any longer. How to restore this balance is yet another problem.
2 April 2020 Mehmet Selami Şakiroğlu
‘Dismissals Should be Banned Throughout Coronavirus Outbreak’
CONFEDERATION OF PROGRESSIVE TRADE UNIONS OF TURKEY
‘Dismissals Should be Banned Throughout Coronavirus Outbreak’
The Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey (DİSK) has released a written statement and offered a series of measures to be taken during coronavirus outbreak so that workers suffer the least harm in this period.
17 March 2020
Covid-19: Companies Deduct Quarantine Period From Employees’ Annual Leave
Covid-19: Companies Deduct Quarantine Period From Employees’ Annual Leave
Some social media users have complained that they are forced to use their annual leave due to coronavirus outbreak. “Using the forced leave to lower the company’s costs is not compatible with human rights,” says Prof. Turgut Tarhanlı.
13 March 2020 Hikmet Adal
Pegasus Airlines Dismisses Former Fighter Pilot Who Commented on Plane Crash
Pegasus Airlines Dismisses Former Fighter Pilot Who Commented on Plane Crash
Pegasus Airlines has dismissed former fighter pilot Bahadır Altan, who said on TV after the plane crash, “Let’s just stop as a country. We are still talking about the 3rd airport, still opening a canal. The country is an accident waiting to happen.”
7 February 2020
Mahir Kılıç Reinstated in His Job: ‘It is a Gain for the Working Class’
Mahir Kılıç Reinstated in His Job: ‘It is a Gain for the Working Class’
Kılıç was on a hunger strike in front of CHP İstanbul Office for 160 days. His request was to be reinstated in his job. As he has been registered in the Social Security Institution (SGK) for his old job, he will end his strike today and start working after his treatment.
30 January 2020 Ayça Söylemez
Workers Dismissed from Şok Markets: 'Shift Supervisor Drove his Car into us'
Workers Dismissed from Şok Markets: 'Shift Supervisor Drove his Car into us'
A shift supervisor has driven his car into the workers protesting in front of the warehouse of Şok Markets in Kocaeli since they were dismissed over their union activities.
21 January 2020 Hikmet Adal
‘We Were Dismissed Due to Downsizing, They Hired Others on the Same Day’
4 WORKERS DISMISSED OVER UNION ACTIVITIES
‘We Were Dismissed Due to Downsizing, They Hired Others on the Same Day’
Four workers working in the warehouse of Şok Markets in Kocaeli have been dismissed due to their union activities: “We were forced to resign. When we did not, we were dismissed and they hired new people on the same day.”
17 January 2020
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