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Only three out of every ten women are in the workforce

Only three out of every ten women are in the workforce

The 8 March Women's Labor Report prepared by Genel-İş union highlights that women are being squeezed between the roles of "cheap labor" and "sanctified motherhood."

Turkey has one of the highest unemployment rates for women, finds union report

AHEAD OF MARCH 8

Turkey has one of the highest unemployment rates for women, finds union report

The Women’s Labor Report prepared by the DİSK Public Services Employees Union ahead of March 8 sheds light on women's work life amid their struggle against inequality.

Leave of absence for LGBTI+ employees of Dersim Municipality in Pride Week

Leave of absence for LGBTI+ employees of Dersim Municipality in Pride Week

According to the collective labor agreement signed by Dersim Municipality and the union, LGBTI+ employees will be given one-day leave of absence in Pride Week, women on March 8 and November 25 and people with disabilities on May 10.

Municipal workers of İstanbul’s Beşiktaş to go on strike as well

Municipal workers of İstanbul’s Beşiktaş to go on strike as well

As no agreement has been reached in the collective bargaining, the Public Services Employees Union of Turkey (Genel-İş) has put a sign of strike on the Beşiktaş Municipality in İstanbul. The strike will begin on March 15 if the deadlock continues.

26 February 2021

Union signs the labor contract, municipal workers strike further

KADIKÖY

Union signs the labor contract, municipal workers strike further

On the third day of strike at İstanbul’s Kadıköy Municipality, the Public Services Employees Union of Turkey (Genel-İş) has signed the collective labor agreement with the municipality. Workers have not recognized the decision and decided to strike further.

18 February 2021

Collective bargaining ends in a deadlock, municipal workers go on strike

Collective bargaining ends in a deadlock, municipal workers go on strike

The workers of İstanbul’s Kadıköy Municipality have gone on strike as of midnight. If a similar deadlock is reached in the collective bargaining at Ataşehir and Kartal Municipalities in İstanbul, they will also stage a strike.

16 February 2021 Hikmet Adal

‘Turkey has highest income inequality among European countries’

UNION REPORT

‘Turkey has highest income inequality among European countries’

Prepared by the Public Services Employees Union (Genel-İş), a recent report has shown that seven out of every 10 people are in debt in Turkey. The poverty risk is higher among women than men and one out of every two children faces poverty risk.

22 January 2021

Report: Turkey last among OECD countries in women's public employment

Report: Turkey last among OECD countries in women's public employment

While the rate of women employees in the public sector is 60 percent in OECD countries, it's only 25.31 in Turkey, according to the Genel-İş union report.

26 November 2020

'Union workers in municipalities dismissed despite layoff ban'

'Union workers in municipalities dismissed despite layoff ban'

Workers at the metropolitan municipalities of Mardin, Diyarbakır, and İzmir were dismissed on the ground of "security" reasons.

23 October 2020

Turkey's Measures Against Poverty in Pandemic 'Inadequate Compared to Other Countries'

Turkey's Measures Against Poverty in Pandemic 'Inadequate Compared to Other Countries'

The Genel-İş union has released a comparative report of several countries' economic measures during the coronavirus pandemic.