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| Türkiye İşçi Sendikaları Konfederasyonu (Türk-İş) |
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|---|---|
| purpose | Trade union confederation |
| Chair: | Ergun Atalay |
| Establishment date: | Sep 1952 |
| Number of members: | 712,063 (as of Feb. 2012) |
| Seat : | Ankara , Turkey |
| Website: | www.turkis.org.tr |
TÜRK-İŞ ( Türkiye İşçi Sendikaları Konfederasyonu , English Confederation of Turkish Trade Unions ) is the largest umbrella organization of Turkish industrial unions . Of the four umbrella organizations existing in Turkey, Türk-İş unites most of the organized workers in Turkey under one roof with at least 33 individual unions.
TÜRK-İŞ is a member of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC). In the membership list of the IGB, membership is given as 820,000 (as of November 2017).
history
The Bund was founded in Izmir in September 1952 with the help of US trade unions, at a time when there were no ILO standards in Turkey . In 1947 a law with restrictions was passed to legalize the work of trade unions. Türk-İş was the first official Turkish trade union federation and until 1967 represented the rights of workers as the only umbrella organization.
After the military coup in Turkey in 1980 , all trade union confederations in Turkey except Türk-İş had to stop working. Due to the closure of the trade union umbrella organization DİSK , some DİSK members converted to Türk-İş. After 1981, 1984 and 1991, the work of the previously banned unions were allowed again; Thus, Türk-İş was temporarily the only trade union umbrella organization in the country for months and was considered pro-government at the time. Due to the government-friendly attitude of the Türk-İş, she was suspended as a member by the ICFTU in 1981 . The trade union umbrella organization Türk-İş was subject to state control until the mid-1980s.
Memberships
- 1960 member of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
- 1988 member of the European Trade Union Confederation
- Member of the trade union advisory committee of the OECD (TUAC)
- Member of the International Trade Union Confederation
Chair
- First Chairman: İsmail İnan (1952)
- Bayram Meral (at least 1997–1999)
- In office: Ergün Atalay
Unions
The following unions belong to the Türk-İş (status: 2013):
| Turkish name | Branch | Membership numbers |
|---|---|---|
| Orman-İş | Agriculture / forestry, hunting / fishing | 724 |
| Tarım-İş | Agriculture / forestry, hunting / fishing | 9,953 |
| Genel Maden İş | Mining | 11,418 |
| Turk maggot İş | Mining | 24,201 |
| Petrol İş | Petroleum, chemicals, rubber, plastic, medicine | 27,392 |
| Tek Gıda-İş | food | 31,179 |
| Şeker-İş | food | 15,667 |
| Teksif | textiles | 54,845 |
| Deri-İş | textiles | 1,804 |
| Ağaç-İş | Wood, paper | 2,446 |
| Selüloz-İş | Wood, paper | 3,268 |
| Basın-İş | Press and publishing | 1,791 |
| TGS | Press and publishing | 817 |
| bass | Banking and insurance | 10,446 |
| Bases | Banking and insurance | 38.131 |
| Çimse-İş | Cement, clay and glass | 20,142 |
| Kristal-İş | Cement, clay and glass | 6,747 |
| Turk Metal | metal | 151.734 |
| Yol-İş | Construction | 32,385 |
| Tes-İş | energy | 45,882 |
| Tez Koop-İş | Commerce, office, education and the visual arts | 50,319 |
| Co-op İş | Commerce, office, education and the visual arts | 28,089 |
| Tümtis | transport | 6,775 |
| Demiryol-İş | transport | 14,563 |
| Hava-İş | transport | 13,497 |
| TDS | Shipbuilding, water, maritime transport, storage, custody | 4,536 |
| Liman-İş | Shipbuilding, water, maritime transport, storage, custody | 3,140 |
| Dok Gemiş-İş | Shipbuilding, water, maritime transport, storage, custody | 2,245 |
| Türkiye Haber-İş | communication | 16,203 |
| Sağlık-İş | health | 5,264 |
| Toleyis | Accommodation and entertainment | 14,012 |
| Türk Harb-İş | Defense and Security | 21,134 |
| Belediye-İş | general Services | 41,314 |
politics
After the 2014 Soma mine disaster , Türk-İş called on its members to stop their work on May 15, 2014 and to commemorate the victims of the mine disaster. The union criticized the operating company's inadequate security measures.
price
- 1997: Abdi İpekçi Prize , due to the Turkish-Greek friendship with the Greek trade union GSEE, General Confederation of Greek Workers , and the friendly atmosphere between these two unions.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung : Unions in Turkey by Demet Şahende Dınler (.PDF file, 866 kB) from June 2013 (accessed on March 14, 2015)
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung : Unions in Turkey by Oya Baydar (.PDF file, 294 kB) from July 1999 (accessed on March 14, 2015)
- ↑ Confederation of Turkish Trade Unions (English) (accessed on March 14, 2015)
- ↑ a b c Spiegel Online : Mine accident in Soma - Turkish trade unionists call for a nationwide strike on May 15, 2014 (accessed on March 14, 2015)
- ↑ List of the national member associations in the ETUC , accessed on May 23, 2018
- ↑ IGB Membership List , accessed on May 23, 2018
- ↑ a b TÜRK-İŞ TARİHİ - Kuruluşundan bugüne (Turkish) (accessed on March 14, 2015)
- ↑ a b c d e Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung : Unions in Turkey by Harun Gümrükçü (.PDF file, 150 kB) from Sep. 1982 (accessed on March 14, 2015)
- ↑ a b Hürriyet : Abdi Ipekci prize goes to Turk-Is and GSEE (English) ( Memento of the original from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. from March 14th 1997 (accessed on March 14, 2015)
