Public sector UNIONs continued to be a target of government interference. Individual members faced detention, fines and disciplinary action. In the private sector workers suffered brutal anti-UNION harassment, including dismissals, […]

UNIONs will take action against redundancies in Turkey by gathering in a meeting in Istanbul on Feb. 15 under the banner, “We won’t pay the price of crisis.” “This crisis […]

750 workers in Bursa’s third-largest steel factory who are members of a trade UNION have begun to strike. Members of the United Metal-Workers’ UNION (DİSK/BMİS) working for Asil Steel Industry […]

Halt in growth The growth of the Turkish economy since 2002, has come to a halt irrespective of the foreign turmoil, due to a series of weaknesses. It can be […]

Tens of thousands of people from different provinces joined the meeting held in Ankara, led by the Confederation of the Public Employees Trade UNIONs (KESK) and the Confederation of Progressive […]

FINAL DECLARATION OF THE SECOND PREPARATION MEETING AGAINST WWF 5th IN MARCH 2009 Signed by the Platform “No to Commercialization of Water” /TURKEY     We, as the organizations which […]

ILO Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations   1. Introduction   The Confederation of Progressive Trade UNIONs of Turkey (DİSK) has submitted several reports to the […]