Around 6,000 glass workers employed by the Şişecam group have won significant concessions on shift bonuses for night work, holiday, travel and clothing allowance, and a wage increases across the board. This agreement came after two weeks of militant industrial action which included workers occupying their factories. While this is a great win, the Turkish government is continuing to clamp down on any opposition with the recent arrest of Taner Kilic, the Chairman of Amnesty International in Turkey, and the sentencing of Kemal Kilicdaroglu, a leading opposition parliamentarian, to 24 years in jail.
Around 6,000 glass workers employed by the Şişecam group have won significant concessions on shift bonuses for night work, holiday, travel and clothing allowance, and a wage increases across the board. This agreement came after two weeks of militant industrial action which included workers occupying their factories. While this is a great win, the Turkish government is continuing to clamp down on any opposition with the recent arrest of Taner Kilic, the Chairman of Amnesty International in Turkey, and the sentencing of Kemal Kilicdaroglu, a leading opposition parliamentarian, to 24 years in jail.
