12,000 Turkish textile workers have gone on strike since 15 August 2013 over wages. The strike covers around 30 major textile and clothing producers including Altinyildiz, Bahariye Mensucat, and Levi-Strauss. Textile workers in Turkey live below the poverty line and much of the dispute has centred on maintaining special wage arrangements that were promised to remain despite the economic crisis.
12,000 Turkish textile workers have gone on strike since 15 August 2013 over wages. The strike covers around 30 major textile and clothing producers including Altinyildiz, Bahariye Mensucat, and Levi-Strauss. Textile workers in Turkey live below the poverty line and much of the dispute has centred on maintaining special wage arrangements that were promised to remain despite the economic crisis.
