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Seven injured in racist attack on Kurdish seasonal workers in Afyon

Seven injured in racist attack on Kurdish seasonal workers in Afyon

Two Kurdish families have been reportedly asked to leave the city after the incident.

Vehicle inspection workers win reinstatement lawsuit

Vehicle inspection workers win reinstatement lawsuit

The court has concluded that the workers were dismissed because of being unionized.

8 April 2021 Hikmet Adal

Coronavirus in Turkey: At least 861 workers died in a year

COVID-19: WORKING CLASS DISEASE

Coronavirus in Turkey: At least 861 workers died in a year

Releasing a report covering the one-year period from March 11, 2020 to March 10, 2021, the Health and Safety Labor Watch has reiterated that the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is a disease of the working class.

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.

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

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

Construction workers at İstanbul Finance Center riot after finding cockroaches in their food

Construction workers at İstanbul Finance Center riot after finding cockroaches in their food

The incidents happened at a construction site run by a company close to the government.

20 January 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

Put on unpaid leave, workers back to work after protests

Put on unpaid leave, workers back to work after protests

Put on unpaid leave by a small home appliance factory in İstanbul, six workers have returned to work. Workers have announced that the Ministry sent an inspector to the factory and all their receivables since the first day of the leave have been paid.

22 December 2020

'Union workers in municipalities dismissed despite layoff ban'

'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

Subcontracted workers halt work at Turkey's state postal service

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

Bus rolls over in Eskişehir, claiming the lives of 2 workers

Bus rolls over in Eskişehir, claiming the lives of 2 workers

A personnel vehicle with workers on board went off the road and crashed into a panel on the roadside. Two workers have died and 12 people have been wounded in the accident.

How has white goods giant Vestel's factory become an outbreak center in Manisa?

How has white goods giant Vestel's factory become an outbreak center in Manisa?

Production lines don't allow workers to maintain physical distance, workers who were in contact with the infected ones are not tested until they show symptoms and measures are inadequate, according to doctors.

27 August 2020 Tansu Pişkin

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.

Cargill workers continue to demand reemployment after Covid-19 break

Cargill workers continue to demand reemployment after Covid-19 break

Fourteen Cargill workers were dismissed two-and-a-half years ago due to union activities and have not been rehired despite a court ruling.

Health and Safety Labor Watch: At least 164 workers lost their lives in July

Health and Safety Labor Watch: At least 164 workers lost their lives in July

A total of 1,098 workers lost their lives in occupational homicides this year, according to the İSİG report.

‘How many workers died of coronavirus in Turkey?’

HDP MP OYA ERSOY

‘How many workers died of coronavirus in Turkey?’

Addressing a Parliamentary question to Minister of Family, Labor and Social Services Selçuk, HDP MP Ersoy has noted that the Ministry does not share information about the workers who died of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Turkey.

Union: 153 Dardanel workers infected with coronavirus, 56 hospitalized

WORKERS 'LOCKED-IN' AT THE FACTORY

Union: 153 Dardanel workers infected with coronavirus, 56 hospitalized

Workers of a canned fish company in northwestern Turkey work during the day and are forced to stay at "quarantine dormitories" at night.

10 August 2020 Ruken Tuncel

Canned fish company workers still 'locked in' at factory due to Covid-19 outbreak

Canned fish company workers still 'locked in' at factory due to Covid-19 outbreak

The factory owner says the "forced quarantine" of the workers was recommended by public authorities, who say that they await workers' objection for lifting the quarantine.

7 August 2020 Ruken Tuncel

DİSK-AR report: How has Covid-19 affected workers?

DİSK-AR report: How has Covid-19 affected workers?

While 36 percent of workers have had an income loss, 82 percent feel that they are in danger economically.

Call for Demonstration in Front of Yves Rocher, Flormar for Flormar Workers

Call for Demonstration in Front of Yves Rocher, Flormar for Flormar Workers

Yoğurtçu Women’s Forum has made a call for silent protest in front of Yves Rocher and Flormar in Kadıköy in support of Flormar workers, who were fired for unionizing and are on 50th day of their resistance.

457 Workers Back in Turkey After Stuck Between Clashes in Libya

457 Workers Back in Turkey After Stuck Between Clashes in Libya

The transfer of 457 workers from Turkey who have been stuck amid clashes in Libya for 11 days has been completed last night. The plane also brought the body of a worker who died of a stroke during the waiting.

30 September 2014

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