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Constitutional Court rules union rights violated by lengthy legal challenges

Constitutional Court rules union rights violated by lengthy legal challenges

The high court acknowledged that the legal framework allows employers to undermine workers' union rights by filing legal challenges that can drag on for years.

IndustriALL Global Union intervenes in labor dispute at YKK Turkey

IndustriALL Global Union intervenes in labor dispute at YKK Turkey

After a union managed to organize the majority of the workers, the fastener manufacturer allegedly pressured workers to resign from the union.

6 September 2024

Çorum mine workers take resistance underground

Çorum mine workers take resistance underground

The employer refused to recognize the workers’ collective bargaining rights despite the union having achieved majority representation in the workplace.

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.

Amnesty Turkey 'walks away' from collective bargaining, says union

Amnesty Turkey 'walks away' from collective bargaining, says union

The organization denies the accusations, saying that it had offered a pay rise higher than the official inflation figures in the country.

9 June 2023 Hikmet Adal

Türkiye's youth wants four-day work weeks, shows survey

Türkiye's youth wants four-day work weeks, shows survey

Most company managers view the hybrid model as the "working model of the future," according to the survey.

Three child workers killed on the job in three days

Three child workers killed on the job in three days

At least 556 children died while working in the last nine years in Turkey, according to a monitoring group.

Turkey remains among 10 worst countries for working people

Turkey remains among 10 worst countries for working people

Turkey ranked among the worst countries because of the suppression of strikes, arrests of unionists and the systematic prevention of union activities, according to the ITUC index.

28 June 2022 Hikmet Adal

Starbucks workers in Turkey speak out: '18-hour shifts, no clear job definition'

Starbucks workers in Turkey speak out: '18-hour shifts, no clear job definition'

A new one has been added to the workers' resistances: the Starbucks workers. Starbucks has become a talking point after the rights violations revealed by its workers around the world.

At least 347 workers killed while working in three months in Turkey

HEALTH AND SAFETY LABOR WATCH

At least 347 workers killed while working in three months in Turkey

Six child workers and 18 refugee workers were killed in the first quarter of the year. Twenty-five of the killed workers were women and 322 were men.

Dismissed textile workers’ protests pay off: Employer accepts the requests

Dismissed textile workers’ protests pay off: Employer accepts the requests

Dismissed from the Uğur Textile factory in Turkey’s southeastern province of Urfa, workers have announced that Zara and IndustriALL got in touch with them and informed them that the employer has accepted their requests.

Resisting for their rights, Migros warehouse workers win

Resisting for their rights, Migros warehouse workers win

The Warehouse, Port, Dock and Maritime Workers Union (DGD-SEN) has announced that an agreement has been reached with the employer regarding the wage increase and premiums of Migros warehouse workers.

21 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

Over 28,000 workers killed in occupational homicides during AKP's rule

HEALTH AND SAFETY LABOR WATCH

Over 28,000 workers killed in occupational homicides during AKP's rule

"The prevailing situation in Turkey is the existence of an occupational homicide regime," says the İSİG.

3 November 2021

After 1,280 days of resistance, union gets authorization at Cargill factory

After 1,280 days of resistance, union gets authorization at Cargill factory

The workers had started protesting for their union rights after the company fired 14 people in 2018.

20 October 2021

300 textile workers fired for being unionized to be reinstated after settlement

300 textile workers fired for being unionized to be reinstated after settlement

The workers will be reinstated at the end of October, a union representative has said.

14 October 2021

Mitsuba recognizes union after workers lock themselves in factory

Mitsuba recognizes union after workers lock themselves in factory

In protest of the firings of 10 union workers, 130 workers locked themselves in the factory. The company has accepted to start negotiations for a collective agreement.

13 October 2021

Two workers walking from İstanbul to Ankara detained

Two workers walking from İstanbul to Ankara detained

Demanding their reinstatement, three dismissed municipal workers started walking to Ankara. Two of them were detained while the other says he will keep walking.

22 September 2021 Ayça Söylemez

Grocery chain forces employee to resign for 'drinking three bottles of water'

Grocery chain forces employee to resign for 'drinking three bottles of water'

A-101, a countrywide discount grocery chain, forces its employees to pay for missing goods, according to a union.

173 workers killed in occupational homicides in June

HEALTH AND SAFETY LABOR WATCH

173 workers killed in occupational homicides in June

The number of workers killed in occupational homicides, including refugee workers, in the first half of the year reached 1,155, according to İSİG reports.

Mineworkers in Ankara to protest for receivables not paid for 10 years

Mineworkers in Ankara to protest for receivables not paid for 10 years

Stopped by police at the entrance of the capital, workers insist that they want to meet with the minister of energy.

A-101 grocery chain workers protest working conditions, demand overtime pay

A-101 grocery chain workers protest working conditions, demand overtime pay

The workers have said that they are forced to work more than 12 hours a day without overtime pay.

Employers use 'backdoor' method to dismiss employees amid layoff ban

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Employers use 'backdoor' method to dismiss employees amid layoff ban

While layoffs are banned due to the pandemic, there is an exception for "behaviors against morality and goodwill," which has been widely used to dismiss employees.

24 February 2021

At least 199 workers lost their lives in January

HEALTH AND SAFETY LABOR WATCH

At least 199 workers lost their lives in January

The most common cause of death was again Covid-19.

9 February 2021

Delivery, grocery work during pandemic: 'Everyone is not on the same boat'

Delivery, grocery work during pandemic: 'Everyone is not on the same boat'

Most of the workers are concerned about the future and don't want to become unemployed in the time of the pandemic, shows a new study.

3 February 2021 Ayça Söylemez

Construction workers protest Algeria, contractor over unpaid wages

Construction workers protest Algeria, contractor over unpaid wages

Workers gathered in front of Algeria's consulate in İstanbul, demanding to be paid.

2 February 2021

Workers protest construction company for not paying salaries

Workers protest construction company for not paying salaries

Workers of a construction company have not been able to receive their salaries for two years.

13 January 2021

Police prevent dismissed Cargill workers' demonstration in front of ministry

Police prevent dismissed Cargill workers' demonstration in front of ministry

The workers have not been reinstated despite winning a lawsuit against the company.

11 January 2021

At least 294 workers died in November

HEALTH AND SAFETY LABOR WATCH

At least 294 workers died in November

Three children, four refugees and 21 women were among the workers who were killed in the last month.

8 December 2020

Cargill workers conclude 10-week protest

Cargill workers conclude 10-week protest

The workers were dismissed because of being unionized.

20 October 2020

Erdoğan postpones glass manufacturing workers' strike for 'disrupting national security'

Erdoğan postpones glass manufacturing workers' strike for 'disrupting national security'

Workers of the country's largest glass manufacturer previously announced they would start a strike today.

Dismissed Cargill workers to expand protests

Dismissed Cargill workers to expand protests

The workers have said that they will stage protests in front of the headquarters of Cargill's customer companies, including Pepsi-Co, Coca Cola and Nestle.

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