Representatives of the global trade union federations, including Public Services International, met with the Turkish labour minister in Geneva on 12 June to raise a range of key trade union rights issues. These included the ban on strike action in aviation, restrictions on strikes in public services, intimidation and imprisonment of trade unionists and major problems relating to health and safety.
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