Solidarity, Precarious employment, Tax justice, Türkiye, Norway
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Sep. 08, 2016
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EPSU intervenes to support municipal workers
(September 2016) EPSU has written to the major of the Aviclar local authority in Istanbul calling on him to reinstate 43 workers who were sacked earlier this year without good reason. The workers have been campaigning for reinstatement for over four months with support from the local community and at national level from their union Belediye-Is. EPSU has also called on the mayor to negotiate with the trade union and the local worker representatives (see letter).Update: The union has reached an agreement with the city council that will result in the reinstatement of dismissed workers (7 October
Oct. 06, 2016
EPSU’s Standing Committee on Utilities strongly supports Norwegian energy sector’s industrial action
(5 October 2016) EPSU’s Standing Committee on Utilities meeting today in Brussels voted unanimously to strongly support the industrial actions currently underway in the Norwegian Energy sector.The EL and IT
Dec. 20, 2016
Global protests back Turkish national day of action against emergency laws and dismissals
KESK, the Turkish public sector confederation of several EPSU affiliates will join with Turkish trade unionists and activists, from around the country, tomorrow 21st December, in walking from Istanbul to Ankara
Mar. 13, 2017
Turkish government faces widespread condemnation over violation of human rights, democracy and freedom of press violations
Working with the Turkish unions, European Federations, Human rights organisations and many others the ETUC has developed a “Memorandum on the evolution of the situation regarding human and trade union rights in Turkey, after the instalment of the state of emergency”