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27 April 2021
On the 1 May, workers across the world will be celebrating the achievements of nearly 200 years of trade union activity and putting forward their demands for decent work and sustainable development.With more than 250 mil…
23 March 2021
URGENT APPEAL TO THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE THE WITDRAWAL OF TURKEY FROM THE ISTANBUL CONVENTION BY A DECISION OF THE PRESIDENT CONTRADICTS THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY AND VIOLATES THE CONSTITUTION. On 20th…
23 March 2021
ETUC statement in response to Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention Adopted at the Executive Committee 22-23 March 2021The European Trade Union Confederation condemns the decision of the President of Turkey to…
15 February 2021
ILO Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations (CEACR) launched its 2021 Report on the application of international standards. You can read the Turkey section, click here.
24 April 2020
The COVID-19 outbreak has shown us how vulnerable we are to an epidemic, and how devastating the effects can be: on life, on health, on society, on our economy.It has demonstrated very clearly the importance of protectin…
17 April 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic wreaks havoc around the world we are experiencing the greatest display of solidarity in human history.Shutdowns and confinement now cover most of the world’s population to prevent the rapid sprea…
7 April 2020
The PERC Women committee is extremely concerned about the gender impact of Covid19, which is hitting hard on all European people and workers. However, as experienced during and after the past economic crisis, some will b…
1 April 2020
Trade union leaders of Europe discussed the current situation with COVID19 pandemic and its impacts on societies, economies and lifes of millions of European people, virus containment measures and measures to protect emp…
23 March 2020
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which is prevalent in the world, has caused high mortality in many parts of the world and, to some extent, can be considered a weapon of mass destruction now. In the light of the situation…
21 February 2020
The 2020 report of the ILO Committee of Experts and Recommendations has been released. To read the full report click here.The Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendationsis an independent bo…
21 January 2020
KESK general secretary, Ramazan Gürbüz, meets with Mr Nacho Sanchez Amor, the New European Parliament Turkey Rapporteur.Mr Gurbuz expressed #KESK’s views on trade union and labour rights, dismissals, lack of judicial rem…
10 December 2019
To read KESK’s opinion on the situation of the current trade union rights and freedoms in Turkey, please click KESK’s_opinions_on_current_trade_union_situation.