“I haven’t gone to the cinema, seen a theater play or attended a concert for two years,” says a worker from the Yemeksepeti online food delivery company, speaking to the Labor Studies Community and daily Evrensel for their report.
Migros warehouse workers have celebrated it with folk dances that their protests for their rights have ended in their favor. Workers’ lawyer Ünder says that their struggle marks an unforgettable resistance in the history of Turkey’s working class.
The Warehouse, Port, Dock and Maritime Workers Union (DGD-SEN) has announced that an agreement has been reached with the employer regarding the wage increase and premiums of Migros warehouse workers.
Hit by spiraling inflation, electricity bills have doubled for households and businesses in only a month.
Germany-based Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) Association has shared the findings of a recent survey: 48 percent of young people say that “they don’t trust the President at all”, nearly 73 percent would live abroad if they had the opportunity.
Why Gen Z Is A Real Threat To Erdogan’s Grip On Power In Turkey – Worldcrunch
In 2013, Gezi Park protests spread across the whole of Turkey and the young generation found its voice. Michael Bunel/Nurphoto/ZUMAPRESS.com.
Migros işçisinin gözlerinin içine bakın.
4 lira için işçiye reva görülen bu mu?Otobüslerce, 100'e yakın Migros işçisi ters kelepçeyle gözaltına alındı.
İşçiye bunlar vız gelir!#MigrosHepimizeDüşman pic.twitter.com/ROprwGus4z— UMUT-SEN (@Umut_Sendikasi) February 18, 2022
https://twitter.com/_ElifYilmaz_/status/1494746115832434691/photo/1
Turkish police detained ~100 Migros supermarket workers on strike today. They had gathered to demand an hourly raise of just 4 lira, just enough for one loaf of bread. That’s less than 30 cents. https://t.co/YbHrthP5Z6
— Deniz Yüksel (@denizyuksel130) February 18, 2022
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