Brussels, 05/07/2012
The increasing repression against trade unionists, journalists, civil rights activists, students and defenders of women’s rights has led us to join the solidarity rally to be held on Friday, 6 July at noon, in front of the building of the Turkish delegation to the European Union (Avenue des Arts 36-38) in Brussels. European trade union leaders will speak about the situation of trade unionists in Turkey in general during this demonstration.
The rights of Turkish workers are under attack: a new law adopted recently makes strikes in the air transport sector illegal. Proposed amendments to labour and trade union legislation do not comply with the fundamental standards of the ILO, nor the European Charter of Fundamental Rights.
The Turkish government is undermining all organised opposition. The international community cannot remain silent.