About a month ago, almost 6,000 workers at ten factories belonging to Turkey’s largest glass producer, Sisecam, went on strike. They are all members of the Kristal-Is union. The Turkish Government then passed legislation to ban this strike. This is a blatant attempt to stop workers from organising and to drive down wages and conditions. In 2005, Kristal-Is won a long and bitter dispute for the right to represent workers. This action by the Turkish government is part of a wave of repression that is hitting Turkish workers over the last few years. Action by workers employed in other countries by Sisecam will be the best way to win this dispute
About a month ago, almost 6,000 workers at ten factories belonging to Turkey’s largest glass producer, Sisecam, went on strike. They are all members of the Kristal-Is union. The Turkish Government then passed legislation to ban this strike. This is a blatant attempt to stop workers from organising and to drive down wages and conditions. In 2005, Kristal-Is won a long and bitter dispute for the right to represent workers. This action by the Turkish government is part of a wave of repression that is hitting Turkish workers over the last few years. Action by workers employed in other countries by Sisecam will be the best way to win this dispute
