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Trade Unions In Turkey
There are four national trade union centers in Turkey. The oldest and largest is the Confederation of Turkish Trade Unions (TÜRK-İŞ). * Confederation of Turkish Trade Unions (TÜRK-İŞ, founded 1952, 1.75m members) * Confederation of Revolutionary Trade Unions of Turkey (DİSK, founded 1967, 327,000 members) * Confederation of Turkish Real Trade Unions (HAK-İŞ, founded 1976, 340,000 members) * Confederation of Public Workers' Unions (KESK, founded 1995, 300,000 members) Some unions, such as the KESK-affiliated education union Eğitim-Sen, have witnessed repeated attempts on banning and member imprisonment. See also * Turkish labour law Turkish labour law provides a number of protections to employees, governed by the Labor Code, Trade Union Law, and the Constitution. Tatil-i Eşgaal Kanunu The first of the important events in the Ottoman Empire in 1908 was the proclamation of t ... {{Trade unions in Europe Law of Turkey ...
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Confederation Of Turkish Trade Unions
The Confederation of Turkish Trade Unions, ( tr, Türkiye İşçi Sendikaları Konfederasyonu) known as TÜRK-İŞ, is one of the four major national trade union centers in Turkey. It was created in 1952 and is the oldest of the four centers, having been the only trade union organization to survive the 1980 military coup. Today; TÜRK-İŞ is mainly known for their research and analyses of the Turkish economy. January 2020 research about cost of living for families in Turkey conducted by TÜRK-İŞ shows that monthly food expenditure (hunger limit) of a family of four required to afford a healthy, balanced and adequate diet is 2,219.45 TL. In addition to food expenditure, the total amount of other monthly expenditures required for clothing, housing (rent, electricity, water, fuel), transportation, education, health and similar needs (poverty line) for the same date would be 7,229.49 TL. TÜRK-İŞ claims a membership of 1.75 million, and is affiliated with the International Trade ...
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Confederation Of Revolutionary Trade Unions Of Turkey
The Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey ( Turkish: ''Türkiye Devrimci İşçi Sendikaları Konfederasyonu'', DİSK) is one of the four major national trade union centres in Turkey. It was founded in 1967 as a breakaway union from the Confederation of Turkish Trade Unions, and has a membership of 327,000. DİSK is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation, World Federation of Trade Unions, Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD and the European Trade Union Confederation. Development until the ban in 1980 DİSK was founded by Kemal Türkler, Riza Kuas, İbrahim Güzelce, Kemal Nebioğlu and Mehmet Alpdündar representing Türkiye Maden-İş, Lastik-İş, Basin-İş, Türkiye Gıda-İş and Türk Maden-İş, respectively. All of these unions were until that time affiliated to Türk-İş, except Gida-İş which was independent.
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Confederation Of Turkish Real Trade Unions
The Confederation of Turkish Real Trade Unions (HAK-İŞ) is one of the four major national trade union centers in Turkey. It was founded October 22, 1976, and has a membership of 680,000. It was established as a confederation of trade unions close to Islamist National Salvation Party. HAK-İŞ is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation, and the European Trade Union Confederation. Affiliates HAK-İŞ has 21 affiliated unions. * Real Trade Union for Workers in Food and Tobacco and Beverages Industry (ÖZ GIDA-İŞ) http://www.ozgida-is.org.tr * Real Trade Union for Workers in Weaving, Knitting and Garment Industry (ÖZ İPLİK-İŞ) http://www.oziplikis.org.tr * Real Trade Union in Wood Industry (ÖZ AĞAÇ-İŞ) http://www.ozagacis.org.tr * Trade Union in Steel, Iron, Metal and Auto Industry (ÖZ ÇELİK-İŞ) http://www.celik-is.org * Real Trade Union in Health Industry (ÖZ SAĞLIK-İŞ) http://www.ozsaglikis.org * Trade Union for Entire Municipal and ...
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Confederation Of Public Workers' Unions
The Confederation of Public Employees' Trade Unions ( tr, Kamu Emekçileri Sendikaları Konfederasyonu, KESK) is one of the four major national trade union centers in Turkey. It was formed in 1995. KESK is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation, and the European Trade Union Confederation. Affiliated unions See also * Confederation of Turkish Trade Unions * Confederation of Turkish Real Trade Unions * Confederation of Revolutionary Trade Unions of Turkey The Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey ( Turkish: ''Türkiye Devrimci İşçi Sendikaları Konfederasyonu'', DİSK) is one of the four major national trade union centres in Turkey. It was founded in 1967 as a breakaway union from ... References External links KESKofficial site. National trade union centers of Turkey International Trade Union Confederation European Trade Union Confederation Trade unions established in 1995 Organizations based in Istanbul {{Turkey-org-st ...
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National Trade Union Center
A national trade union center (or national center or central) is a federation or confederation of trade unions in a country. Nearly every country in the world has a national trade union center, and many have more than one. In some regions, such as the Nordic countries, different centers exist on a sectoral basis, for example for blue collar workers and professionals. Among the larger national centers in the world are the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations and the Change to Win Federation in the USA; the Canadian Labour Congress; the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in Britain; the Irish Congress of Trade Unions; the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU); the Congress of South African Trade Unions; the Dutch FNV; the Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish LO; the German DGB; the French CGT and CFDT; the Indian BMS, INTUC, AITUC and HMS; the Italian CISL, CGIL and UIL; the Spanish CCOO, CNT, CGT and USO; the Czech ČMKOS; the Japan Trade Union Conf ...
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Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a East Thrace, small portion on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. It shares borders with the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia to the northeast; Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran to the east; Iraq to the southeast; Syria and the Mediterranean Sea to the south; the Aegean Sea to the west; and Greece and Bulgaria to the northwest. Cyprus is located off the south coast. Turkish people, Turks form the vast majority of the nation's population and Kurds are the largest minority. Ankara is Turkey's capital, while Istanbul is its list of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city and financial centre. One of the world's earliest permanently Settler, settled regions, present-day Turkey was home to important Neol ...
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Eğitim-Sen
Education and Science Workers' Union (Turkish: ''Eğitim ve Bilim Emekçileri Sendikası''), better known with its abbreviation Eğitim-Sen, is a left-wing trade union of teachers and other education workers in Turkey. In 2005, it had around 200,000 members and was Turkey's largest trade union. It was founded on January 23, 1995, as a merger of Eğit-Sen and Eğitim-İş both founded in 1990. It is a member of KESK ( Confederation of Public Employees Trade Unions, Education International the International Trade Union Confederation. Ban attempts 2004 In 2004, an attempt was initiated to shut down the organization by Attorney General of Ankara on the grounds that its statute contained the statement "...the defence f the rightof individuals to receive education in their mother tongue", which was claimed to be against the Article 42 of the Constitution of Turkey which says that "No other language than Turkish may be taught in educational and teaching facilities to Turkish citiz ...
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Turkish Labour Law
Turkish labour law provides a number of protections to employees, governed by the Labor Code, Trade Union Law, and the Constitution. Tatil-i Eşgaal Kanunu The first of the important events in the Ottoman Empire in 1908 was the proclamation of the second constitutional era through Young Turk Revolution, and the second was the widespread strikes in the months following the proclamation. The strikes in Constantinople and Thrace began in August, and in September and October of 1908 reached large dimensions and spread to Smyrna and Adrianople. The strikes started and spread as a result of not meeting the demands for improvement of working conditions. The fact that the strikes started right after the proclamation of the second constitution were the result of the Young Turks unfulfilled promises to the workers about improvement of working conditions before the revolution. Workers in many eyalets left their jobs. The Second Constitutional government went against the strikes with the po ...
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Trade Unions In Turkey
There are four national trade union centers in Turkey. The oldest and largest is the Confederation of Turkish Trade Unions (TÜRK-İŞ). * Confederation of Turkish Trade Unions (TÜRK-İŞ, founded 1952, 1.75m members) * Confederation of Revolutionary Trade Unions of Turkey (DİSK, founded 1967, 327,000 members) * Confederation of Turkish Real Trade Unions (HAK-İŞ, founded 1976, 340,000 members) * Confederation of Public Workers' Unions (KESK, founded 1995, 300,000 members) Some unions, such as the KESK-affiliated education union Eğitim-Sen, have witnessed repeated attempts on banning and member imprisonment. See also * Turkish labour law Turkish labour law provides a number of protections to employees, governed by the Labor Code, Trade Union Law, and the Constitution. Tatil-i Eşgaal Kanunu The first of the important events in the Ottoman Empire in 1908 was the proclamation of t ... {{Trade unions in Europe Law of Turkey ...
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