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Minimum wage becoming average wage 'an intentional choice of government'

Minimum wage becoming average wage 'an intentional choice of government'

Around 50% of workers in Turkey earn a wage similar to the minimum wage, reaching 70% in the private sector, DİSK chair noted ahead of the minimum wage negotiations.

1 December 2023

‘Minimum Wage Determination Commission should convene immediately’

DİSK CHAIR ÇERKEZOĞLU

‘Minimum Wage Determination Commission should convene immediately’

Çerkezoğlu, the Chair of the Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey, says the Minimum Wage Determination Commission can convene upon the call of the Ministry of Labor, noting that there is no obstacle to a rise in the minimum wage.

Minimum wage hike not sufficient amid 'deep economic crisis,' says DİSK union confederation

Minimum wage hike not sufficient amid 'deep economic crisis,' says DİSK union confederation

"In January 2021, the minimum wage was worth 386 dollars. The increased minimum wage for 2022 is worth 275 dollars," the DİSK has stated.

16 December 2021

Unions to protest for minimum wage: 'Enough is enough, İstanbul speaks up'

Unions to protest for minimum wage: 'Enough is enough, İstanbul speaks up'

The Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey (DİSK) has decided to hold a rally where the demands of the working class and laborers are widely expressed. The rally will take place in İstanbul on December 12, 2021.

6 December 2021

‘Which issues do you cover up with party closure?’

DISK CHAIR ÇERKEZOĞLU

‘Which issues do you cover up with party closure?’

In a statement about the closure case against the HDP, Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey (DİSK) Chair Çerkezoğlu has noted that society is faced with serious consequences of the economic crisis and pandemic in Turkey.

Unions in Turkey, UK demand suspension of free trade deal over labor concerns

Unions in Turkey, UK demand suspension of free trade deal over labor concerns

The UK signed its first free trade agreement for the post-Brexit period with Turkey. The labor unions in both countries now demand its suspension until the government of Turkey “recognizes and respects the rights of working people and unions.”

29 January 2021

‘Turkey suffers the biggest loss of employment in its history’

DİSK CHAIR ÇERKEZOĞLU

‘Turkey suffers the biggest loss of employment in its history’

After the Minimum Wage Determination Commission determined the minimum wage as 2,825 lira in 2021, the DİSK visited the main opposition CHP and HDP, expressing the confederation's request for exempting the minimum wage from tax cuts.

28 January 2021

‘Minimum wage has become an average wage in Turkey’

DİSK CHAIR ARZU ÇERKEZOĞLU

‘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

‘Healthcare workers are not slaves’

GLOBAL ACTION WEEK

‘Healthcare workers are not slaves’

The Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey (DİSK) has protested in front of Taksim Training and Research Hospital in İstanbul on the occasion of Global Action Week for Health and Care Workers.

29 October 2020

‘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.”

Police Intervention Against DİSK Members Who Want to Take to Taksim for May Day

Police Intervention Against DİSK Members Who Want to Take to Taksim for May Day

The police have blockaded the DİSK Confederation Central Office in İstanbul in early morning hours today. Attempting to take to Taksim Square to celebrate the May Day, DİSK Chair Çerkezoğlu and 25 others have been detained.

DİSK Trade Union Confederation Chair Arzu Çerkezoğlu Acquitted

DİSK Trade Union Confederation Chair Arzu Çerkezoğlu Acquitted

Çerkezoğlu was facing a prison sentence for "provoking people to animosity and hatred."

Professional Organizations and Dersim Mayor Maçoğlu in Diyarbakır

Professional Organizations and Dersim Mayor Maçoğlu in Diyarbakır

Chairs of professional organizations DİSK, KESK, TTB and TMMOB and Dersim Mayor Fatih Mehmet Maçoğlu have joined the sit-in protest in Diyarbakır against the appointment of trustees to three Metropolitan Municipalities.

Arzu Çerkezoğlu Elected First Woman Chair of DİSK

Arzu Çerkezoğlu Elected First Woman Chair of DİSK

Arzu Çerkezoğlu, who was also the first woman Secretary General of the Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey (DİSK), has become the first woman Chair of the DİSK since its establishment in 1967.

Union Secretary General Detained over ‘Insulting President’

Union Secretary General Detained over ‘Insulting President’

DİSK Secretary General Çerkezoğlu has been taken into custody on charge of insulting the President.

Union General Secretary Released From Detention

Union General Secretary Released From Detention

Arzu Çerkezoğlu, general secretary of Turkey’s DISK union have been detained in Istanbul while supporting a protest at a university hospital. Later on in the afternoon, she was released along with 35 other women.

25 February 2015 Elif Akgül

DISK Chairman, Secretary Face Investigation on May Day

DISK Chairman, Secretary Face Investigation on May Day

Prosecutors launched an investigation on DISK Chairman Kani Beko and General Secretary Arzu Çerkezoğlu related to this year’s May Day demonstrations.

1 August 2013 Nilay Vardar

DISK Elects Its First Woman General Secretary

DISK Elects Its First Woman General Secretary

Turkey's Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions (DISK) elected its first woman general secretary during an election on Saturday. Kani Beko, another candidate, was elected as new chairperson.