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Collective Agreements in Turkey – 1989 to 2010
In Turkey, negotiating and concluding a collective agreement is not simple. For a start, a union wishing to start negotiations on a collective agreements, needs to reach the so-called ‘double...
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The labour platform (Emek Platformu)
The history of the Turkish industrial relations is marked by the persistent presence of great divides in the Turkish labour movement. The difference between the various confederations is mostly...
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Deadlock in collective bargaining in Turkey
Official membership statistics on Union membership are vital for the Turkish labour unions as they determine whether or not they are eligble to negotiate and sign collective agreements (more...
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EU Progress Report 2012: What about Industrial Relations?
On the 10th of October, the 2012 EU progress report on Turkey was published (link). As in previous reports, the EU evaluates Turkish progress on different fields, including trade union rights and...
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Agreement on a new ‘Unions and Collective Agreement Law’ in the Turkish...
On 18 October 2012, the Turkish parliament voted the long awaited ‘Unions and Collective Bargaining law’. This law replaces the post-80’s coup ‘trade union law’ (link) and ‘collective agreement, strike...
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ILO conventions and Turkey
Of the total of 105 ILO conventions, Turkey ratified 56, leaving 49 ILO conventions non-ratified. Turkey ratified all 8 ‘fundamental conventions’, 3 of the four ‘governance conventions’ and 45 of the...
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Another 167 KESK members arrested
Today, 19 February 2013, a total of 167 arrest warrants were issued for KESK members under the allegation of being member of the extreme left DHKP/C movement. Recently the DHKP/C claimed the...
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Red-and-yellow flags welcome in Taksim, union flags banned.
The center of Istanbul, Taksim Square, is becoming the scene of a political debate on the relation between the AKP government and the civil society. The square has an important symbolic political value...
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2013 Progress Report on Turkey: What about Industrial Relations?
In October, the 2013 version of the European Union Progress Report on Turkey (link) was published. As every year, the Progress Report also included mentions to social dialogue issues. Under chapter 19...
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Foxconn in Turkey
Foxconn, the large computer parts producing firm, opened some factories in Turkey, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Russia in their strategy to move closer to their end markets. The factory in Turkey...
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Estimation of the unionization rate in Turkish Regions 2011
Union organizing in Turkey is not an easy task. The 2012 EU progress report on Turkey confirmed this by indicating that unionization (just as collective bargaining coverage) in Turkey is very low....
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Strikes in Turkey: An endangered event?
Organizing is strike in Turkey is not without danger. The legislative restrictions are strict and retaliation from the side of the employer is not uncommon. As a result, strikes are becoming very rare...
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