261 news in the category "Labor" ordered by date
2011: Year of Publication Bans [03 February 2012]
The annual report on the Marmara Region released by the Human Rights Association revealed, "Torture spilled over from detention centres to the street". Also in 2011 ...»
Denim Sandblasting Takes Toll on Workers' Lives [30 January 2012]
28-year-old İdris Oral died after suffering from silicosis caused by his work at denim sandblasting workshop. Oral was the 50th denim sandblasting worker who died of ...»
Legal Amendment: Illegal Workers Out [25 January 2012]
The Law Related to Residence and Travels of Foreign Subjects will be amended. Göç-Der President Gürbüz evaluated the amendment as a "threat to Armenian people". ...»
575 Deaths in Occupational Accidents [17 January 2012]
The result of the "Monitoring of Social Rights Violations" carried out during the past two years by the Social Rights Association are now presented in a ...»
"New Civil Servants Law is a Step Backwards" [13 January 2012]
According to the draft law on Public Servants' Trade Unions, one single and general contract will be signed on behalf of all civil servants. Confederations criticize ...»
79 People Died in Turkish Mines in 2011 [02 January 2012]
A study by the Chamber of Mining Engineers revealed that 79 people died in mines in Turkey in 2011, two of whom were mining engineers. 117 ...»
Parliament President Calls for Contribution, Police Use Tear Gas [02 January 2012]
Members of the Dev Sağlık-İş socialist trade union were taken into custody and released later on when they tried to forward their request for a raise ...»
Doctors and Public Workers Strike Against Government Policies [22 December 2011]
TTB and KESK organized a one-day strike and a mass demonstration in Istanbul. Government's health reform and lack of progress on workers' rights were targeted. ...»
KESK Go on Strike [06 December 2011]
The KESK unions confederation of public employees will go on a nation-wide strike on 21 December to protest the government's economic and human rights policies. The ...»
Women Working Home-Based Seek their Rights [06 December 2011]
The 2nd National Conference of Home-Based Working Women was held in Ankara on 2-4 December. The participants voiced their demands for the establishment of related state-funded ...»
Unemployment Benefit to be Reduced to 5 Months [11 November 2011]
CHP politician Çelebi and the socialist trade union DİSK criticized the plan to reduce unemployment benefit to the duration of five months. They said that only ...»
"Academic Pressure Remains in History of Labour till today" [31 October 2011]
Lecturer Çelik said in his speech at the "Controversial History" symposium that the writing of labour history still remained insufficient because of the claim that "rights ...»
Work Safety? - Too Expensive... [20 October 2011]
A report of the Istanbul Assembly for Occupational Health and Work Safety revealed that 396 workers died in accidents at work in the first nine months ...»
Workers Face 27 Years in Jail [20 September 2011]
25 workers who protested against an unlawful tender at the Çukurova University Balcalı Hospital are facing imprisonment of 27 years each. They were violently taken into ...»
"No Democracy with Violation of Workers' Rights" [12 September 2011]
"Trade Union Rights in Turkey" was the title of a meeting organized by the Global Union Federations. IUF Secretary General Oswald declared that the violations documented ...»
"Government Takes our Last Social Right" [24 August 2011]
The union of service workers Genel-İş demonstrated against the "severance pay fund" in Istanbul on 23 August. The protestors criticized that the fund deprives the workers ...»
Court Decides to Shut Down Union of Judges and Prosecutors [29 July 2011]
A court in Ankara decided to dissolve the Union of Judges and Prosecutors. Union leader Eminağaoğlu commented, "Expecting the judiciary to dispense justice while judges and ...»
50 Thousand Workers Forced to Relocate [30 June 2011]
If Article 166 of the Sack Law will be enforced on 1 August, 50,000 municipality workers might be forced to work in rural areas. General service ...»
Difficult Working Conditions for Turkish Journalists [28 June 2011]
In its section on working conditions of journalists, the media report of the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation revealed problems like low salaries, lack of ...»
Minimum Wage below Poverty Line [28 June 2011]
The minimum wage will be increased by 29 Lira in July. According to a report of the labour unions confederation Türk-İş, even after the raise the ...»
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