Labour & Unions
Unemployment rate in Turkey rises by 1.3% in October 2018 to 11.6%
A further 501,000 people joined the ranks of the jobless to make a total of 3.788 million. The youth unemployment rate rose by 3% in October to 22.3%. In October 2018, the...
2018 labour report of Turkey: Wage erosion, unemployment more workers’ deaths
2018 saw unemployment, insecurity, poverty and death becoming cloaked in acceptability, the erosion of wages and an increase in workers’ deaths. The CHP Labour Offices...
Bosses get their wish: 2019 minimum wage has been set at 2,020 lira net
The minimum wage stays at the hunger level. The minimum wage, directly affecting ten million workers, has been set at 2,020 lira in 2019. The Minimum Wage Determination...
‘Everyone is being affected by the crisis but we are experiencing a problem...
We spoke to Gebze Trade Union Alliance Term Spokesperson Süleyman Akyüz about the minimum wage and struggle against the crisis. We spoke to Gebze Trade Union Alliance Term...
British trade unionists urge Turkish government to release construction workers
Several trade unionists in Britain called on the Turkish government to release 24 workers who protested for their basic rights, including edible food. Arif...
Let’s reject the one-man regime with enthusiasm of May Day!
The people who came together around the values of May Day clearly stand opposed to a 'one party, one-man regime'. Workers all over the world, from Tokyo to Paris, Sydney to...
Long Live International Solidarity
We are pleased to announce that Solidarity with the People of Turkey (SPOT) and Academics for Peace – UK (BAK-UK) organised a fantastic fundraising event at the NEU / NUT...
Finding of the international observers.
The 16 April constitutional referendum in Turkey was contested on an unlevel playing field, and the two sides in the campaign did not have equal opportunities, the international...
We must stand in solidarity with the people of Turkey.
Steve Sweeney, SPOT Steering Committee member reports from Turkey on the aftermath of the referendum. I was part of the demonstrations in Besiktas last night where people...
SCF: Legitimacy Of Rigged Referendum’s Result In Turkey Widely Questioned By...
Stockholm Centre for Freedom expressed concerns to do with the referendum election held in Turkey. ...
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