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Miners’ march to Ankara prevented by gendarmerie again
Unable to receive their wages and compensation for over a year now, miners from Ermenek in Karaman province wanted to march to the capital city of Ankara on October 12. Miners’ march has been once again prevented by the gendarmerie.
27 October 2020
Finance minister says Turkey is on the 'path of growth' despite lira's slide against US dollar
"The latest data shows that our economy is on course to enter the path of growth," Albayrak has said.
27 October 2020
Layoff ban, short time work allowance extended for two months
The measures have been extended for the third time.
27 October 2020
‘1,072 health workers diagnosed with COVID-19 in Ankara’
In a joint statement held by Ankara Medical Chamber, Ankara Dentists’ Chamber and SES Union Ankara Branch, it has been underlined that all health workers need to be vaccinated against flu free of charge and without delay as it is influenza season.
27 October 2020
Two child workers lose their lives in Osmaniye, Samsun
In a statement on June 12 World Day Against Child Labor, Minister of Family, Labor and Social Services Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk said that “Turkey’s struggle against child labor was continuing successfully.”
26 October 2020
Setting a new record low, Turkish lira falls to 8 against US dollar for the first time
Also, the Euro is sold at 9.4970 on the first trading day of the week.
26 October 2020
Turkish Airlines to put foreign national pilots on unpaid leave
Turkish Airlines will put its foreign national pilots on unpaid leave starting from November 1, 2020. While it is still not yet certain whether the citizens of Turkey will also be affected, the decision will be reviewed after six months.
26 October 2020
Assaulted delivery worker loses his life
Delivery worker Mehmet Ali İbin, who was attacked in İstanbul “due to late delivery”, has died of cerebral hemorrhage. The perpetrator has been arrested on charge of “wilful murder” after İbin passed away.
26 October 2020
'Union workers in municipalities dismissed despite layoff ban'
Workers at the metropolitan municipalities of Mardin, Diyarbakır, and İzmir were dismissed on the ground of "security" reasons.
23 October 2020
‘We don’t want a favor, but our rights; our resistance is going on’
Not paid their wages and compensation for months, even years, miners in Soma and Ermenek are still protesting for their rights. Meanwhile, some workers resisting for their rights in Ermenek have been paid their wages.
23 October 2020
Turkey’s Central Bank keeps interest rate constant, US dollar skyrockets
The Central Bank has kept the policy rate (one-week repo auction rate) constant at 10.25 percent. Following this decision, the exchange rate of the US dollar has hit 7.95 Turkish Lira and that of Euro 9.40 Turkish Lira.
22 October 2020
Miners’ resistance hits front page of humor magazine: ‘Courage is contagious’
“Unable to call a trifling boss to account, the state will measure its strength against us, is that so? Is that so, the regiment commander,” asked one of the miners not allowed to march to Ankara. His words have hit the front page of LeMan humor magazine.
22 October 2020
Cargill workers conclude 10-week protest
The workers were dismissed because of being unionized.
20 October 2020
‘We are burning out, take necessary measures’
In a joint statement for the press amid a surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths, the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) and Psychiatric Association of Turkey (PAT) have underlined that “when healthcare workers burn out, they are irreplaceable.”
19 October 2020
Child labor in Turkey: Second death in 3 days
After a child worker lost his life in an irrigation pond on Monday, Gamza Kakız (13), a seasonal agricultural worker from Urfa, has drowned in a river in Eskişehir.
16 October 2020
Health workers not allowed to hold meeting, eight detained
The İSİG has not been allowed by the police to announce its "Covid-19 in the seventh month" report.
14 October 2020
‘Number of hopeless unemployed has increased by 117 percent’
The Research Center of the DİSK Confederation has released its September Report on Unemployment and Employment in Turkey. The report has shown that women’s labor force and employment have decreased by 7.5 and 6.3 percent respectively.
12 October 2020
Unemployment rate in Turkey according to state agency: 13.4 percent
According to the Labor Force Statistics shared by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat), the unemployment rate was 13.4 percent and the employment rate was 43.5 percent in Turkey in July 2020.
12 October 2020
12-year-old child worker loses his life in irrigation pond
A 12-year-old child working as a shepherd in Antep has lost his life after going in an irrigation pond to take his stick that fell into water.
12 October 2020
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.
9 October 2020
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Survey: Only 24 percent of small shop owners find economic measures for pandemic adequate
Seventy-two percent of the small shop owners are "concerned" over the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, accorind to a new survey.
8 October 2020
Soma miners’ march to Ankara banned by governor’s office
“Commercial activities to be undertaken with the aim of getting economic benefits have been excluded from the ban. Thus, it is a decision that protects the employer while disregarding workers’ rights,” says Aksu from the Independent Mine Workers’ Union.
8 October 2020
Hikmet Adal
‘Workers cannot get a share from increasing productivity’
According to a report by the DİSK Confederation's Research Center, the increase in labor productivity does not lead to an increase in wages. While productivity has increased by 51.1 percent in 8 years, unit wage has increased by 14.8 percent.
8 October 2020
Journalists' dismissal from Hürriyet in European Commission report
“Turkey 2020 Report” of the European Commission has referred to the dismissal of 45 journalists from daily Hürriyet for their trade union activities. Journalists’ Union of Turkey (TGS) İstanbul Chair Banu Tuna has commented on the report for bianet.
8 October 2020
Hikmet Adal
Subcontracted workers halt work at Turkey's state postal service
"This was a warning protest. We are preparing to halt work in entire İstanbul," a union representative has said.
6 October 2020
Hikmet Adal
Annual inflation was 11.75 percent in Turkey in September, says TurkStat
According to the “Consumer Price Index” figures shared by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) for September 2020, the consumer price index increased by 0.97 percent in a month and by 11.75 percent in a year.
5 October 2020
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Turkey lowers foreign exchange tax rate
The government had increased the tax to 1 percent in May.
30 September 2020
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
Interest rate hike by Turkey’s Central Bank
Central Bank has increased the policy rate from 8.25 to 10.25 percent. “The tightening steps taken since August should be reinforced in order to contain inflation expectations and risks to the inflation outlook,” the Bank has noted.
24 September 2020
One child worker dies, two others injured on the same day
15-year-old seasonal agricultural worker Ayşe Daş has lost her life in Urfa after a minibus rolled over. In Maraş province, two child workers have been hospitalized as they were affected by the smell of an insulating material.
23 September 2020
Private hospital nurse: I've been put on unpaid leave, I have no income right now
Boğaziçi University has released a quantitative study on employee experiences during the coronavirus pandemic.
23 September 2020
Ayça Söylemez
Gender pay gap in Turkey: Women earn a third less than men
The Research Center of the Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey (DİSK-AR) has released a “Report on Pay Gap” on the occasion of International Equal Pay Day.
18 September 2020
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