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7 October 2021
With more than 200 million jobs lost to the pandemic, another hundred million still at risk and large numbers of unemployed people – the vast majority of whom are women – simply dropping out of the labour market, the Wor…
4 October 2021
Mandatory vaccination at the workplace is increasingly discussed. These schemes are being implemented or discussed in Europe for the public sector, within the health sector, but also for the private sector. Other similar…
9 September 2021
The monthly Collective Bargaining Newsletter is compiled by a research team from the Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies (AIAS) in cooperation with the ETUI. The Newsletter presents up-to-date and easily acce…
27 August 2021
The Turkish Public Services Confederation KESK and its affiliates are on strike 27 August. EPSU supports the strike and the demands of the unions for decent wages and fair working conditions. The unions are protesting th…
27 August 2021
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) have followed closely the collective bargaining rounds in the Turkish public sector, informed throughout by our affilia…
27 August 2021
In Turkey, collective bargaining for 5.5 million officials and pensioners has ended with an agreement that ratifies a significant decrease in purchasing power. The increases agreed upon are far below the demands that wer…
27 August 2021
This Friday 27 August 2021, affiliates of Egitim-Sen with its confederation – KESK (Confederation of Public Employees’ Trade Unions), stop working in response to the Collective Bargaining Agreement signed between the Min…
20 August 2021
Jan Willem Goudriaan, General Secretary of EPSU, sent the a solidarity message to KESK members who marched from Batman and Edirne to Ankara as part of the collective bargaining agreement campaign for 2022-2023. Message:O…
18 August 2021
Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations for public employees take place every two years. KESK has certain criticisms about the structure and methodology of the CBA. However, we do our best to get the optimum benefit…
5 August 2021
Turkey is facing some of its worst wildfires in recent years. As it is reported by authorities and local sources, more than 130 wildfires have been reported across 30 Turkish provinces since 28 July. The most affected ar…
30 July 2021
KESK delegation visited ILO Office for Turkey on 30 July 2021. The delegation, co-president Mr Mehmet Bozgeyik, general secretary Mr Senol Koksal, women’s secretary Ms Done Gevher Koyun, and International Affairs Officer…
14 July 2021
KESK Collective Barganing Agreement PostersKESK continues to struggle to achieve a real collective barganing agreement that respects democratic principles and recognises the right to strike.Click on the posters to see th…