International messages for the murder of Abdullah Karacan
ITUC: Turkish Trade Union Leader Abdullah Karacan Murdered, Two Union Representatives Wounded
The ITUC has condemned the murder of Turkish trade union leader Abdullah Karacan, and the wounding of two other union representatives in Adapazari, Turkey, today. According to reports received by the ITUC, a gun-wielding assassin fired at the union officials while they were meeting workers at a Goodyear tyre factory.
Karacan was president of the rubber and chemical workers’ union Lastik-İş. The union’s regional president Mustafa Sipahi, and shop steward Osman Bayraktar, were also shot. Bayraktar remains in a critical condition.
“This is a devastating attack, and our condolences and thoughts are with the family of Abdullah Karacan and those who were wounded during the attack, as well as with the workers who witnessed the shooting. We call on the Turkish authorities to ensure a thorough investigation and bring all those involved in this atrocity to justice,” said ITUC General Secretary Sharan Burrow.
A highly respected union leader, Karacan managed to win a significant victory against precarious work by persuading multinational tyre companies to end outsourcing at their operations in Turkey. Lastik-İş is a member union of the ITUC affiliate DİSK and of Global Union Federation IndustriALL, which has also expressed shock at the attack.
https://www.ituc-csi.org/turkish-trade-union-leader
ETUC Condemns murder of Turkish trade union leader
ETUC condemns the cold-blooded murder of Abdullah Karacan Président of Turkish trade union DİSK/Lastik-İş, rubber and chemical union, who was killed today on a visit to union members in a Goodyear factory in Adapazari.
Osman Bayraktar, a workplace representative is in a critical condition.
« This is an appalling attack on a peaceful and democratic trade unionist » said Luca Visentini, General Secretary of the ETUC. « ETUC offers its deepest condolences to Abdullah’s family and to all Turkish trade unionists. We call on the Turkish authorities to defend democratic rights and to bring the killers to justice. »
« We salute the courage of Turkish trade unionists and today’s murder shows the dangers of standing up for workers rights in Turkey. »
https://www.etuc.org/en/pressrelease/etuc-condemns-murder-turkish-trade-union-leader
IndustriALL: Trade union leader assassinated in Turkey
IndustriALL Global Union is horrified to hear that Brother Abdullah Karacan, general president of our Turkish affiliate DİSK/Lastik-İş (Rubber and Chemical Workers’ Union) was assassinated today, 13 November, while visiting union members at a Goodyear factory in the city of Adapazarı.
Regional president of Lastik-İş Mustafa Sipahi and shop steward Osman Bayraktar were also hit by the gunman. Bayraktar remains in critical condition after the attack.
“We are shocked to hear that Brother Karacan has been assassinated,” says Valter Sanches, IndustriALL general secretary. “Brother Karacan was a genuinely committed union leader. We expect a thorough investigation into this heinous crime.
“Our sincere condolences go to his familty, his union Lastik-İş, his confederation DISK, as well as the whole trade union movement in Turkey.”
A highly respected union leader, Karacan, who was a substitute member of IndustriALL’s Executive Committee, managed to win a significant victory against precarious work by persuading multinational tyre companies to end outsourcing at their operations in Turkey
http://www.industriall-union.org/trade-union-leader-assassinated-in-turkey
