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TURKEY | 23 – 01 – 2011 | Introduction According to the Constitution of Turkish Republic, it’s a legitimate and constitutional right of workers to organize in trade unions. Additionally, forcing workers to resign from membership of any Union is a crime that has a penalty of 3 years imprisonment. However there has not been any boss that has found ...

ÇORLU | 23 – 01 – 2011 | Our Union’s activities continue in Çorlu to convert this city from a heaven of cheap labor to a city where workers enjoy their fundamental rights. Grup Suni Deri produces artificial leather for domestic and international markets. For international market, the company exports to Greece, Switzerland, Russia… There are 105 workers in the ...

TURKEY | 23 – 01 – 2011 | Our Union is determinant in continuing the struggle to organize DESA workers despite the aggressive attitude of the administration. DESA is a well known brand in Turkey having stores in Turkey and Europe. DESA is also working together with PRADA, MULBERRY and SAMSONITE. As a result of the international campaign many international ...

KOLKATA | 28 – 11 – 2008 | Maoist rebels set off a landmine on Tuesday in a remote central Indian jungle, killing at least seven policemen, officials said. Tuesday’s attack happened when the policemen were crossing a culvert near Jagdalpur, in Chhattisgarh, after returning a patrol during local elections, Amarnath Upadhyaya, a senior police official, told Reuters. 

UPOTUDAK | 09 – 11 – 2008 | Soon after 19th December 2000 prison massacre in Turkey Mehmet Comut had to leave the country as a death strike veteran from the F Type prisons. Whilst he was on temporary asylum in France he got arrested on 24th October during a visit in Germany.

PARIS | 29 – 10 – 2008 | According to the latest news, about 100 young Kurdish persons have occupied the UNESCO building in Paris to protest against the attacks towards Abdullah Ocalan. The activists handed over a file about the recent attacks on Ocalan and the Kurdish nation, a representative of the UNESCO youth has accepted to talk with ...

ISTANBUL | 26 – 10 – 2008 | According to the “Report on Prisons”, which has been prepared via examining the applications to the Headquarters and 29 Branches of the Human Rights Association (IHD) between 01 January and 30 September 2008 and scanning the press in Turkey, there are 2.110 violations in different categories and 26 people lost their lives ...

UPOTUDAK | 23 – 10 – 2008 | Engin Ceber detained at Metris Prison, Istanbul was killed under brutal torture. Consequently, Ministry of Justice passed the case onto Ministry of Internal Affairs to launch an investigation. However, both ministries continue until today to be silent regarding the course of the case.