http://www.ituc-csi.org/turkey-repression-against-women.html The ongoing police harassment of public Turkish
trade unions has this time targeted women. On 13 February, 15 women – leaders
and activists preparing for International Women's Day (8 March) – were arrested
and taken into custody. Their houses as well as the offices of the municipal
workers union, Tüm Bel Sen; the health and social service workers union, SES;
and of the Confederation of Civil Servants Trade Unions, KESK; were raided and
searched. The State and the police regularly use the pretext of terrorism to
crackdown on trade union organisations. T he ITUC,
together with the ETUC, PSI, EPSU, EI and ETUCE, is urging the Turkish
government to take all necessary measures to stop this anti-union campaign.
They call on the government to respect European and international legislation
such as the ILO Convention 87 on freedom of association and the right to
organise. These organisations reiterate their strong support for the Turkish
trade union movement.
For more
information, read the common letter sent to the Turkish authorities: http://www.ituc-csi.org/turquey-arrest-of-members-of-kesk.html - Advice from ITUC www.ituc-csi.org
