Shipyard workers in Turkey are holding a one-day strike to protest working conditions on Monday in Istanbul's Tuzla district, where 21 workers were killed in accidents in the last nine months.
A number of labor unions, non-governmental organizations and intellectuals extended full support to the strike.
Limter-Is union, a member of the Confederation of Revolutionary Workers’ Unions (DISK), started the strike on Monday and many intellectuals, the pro-Kurdish DTP, Labor Party, the Socialist Platform, Social Freedom Platform attend the strike in a demonstration of support.
A total of 97 workers have died at the shipyard since 1992. The sub-contracting system and noncompliance with occupational safety regulations in dock operations are seen as the major causes of deaths in Tuzla.
Turkey, one of the most promising shipbuilding countries in the world, has the world's fastest growth rate in the sector. Turkey's shipbuilding exports had reached $2 billion in 2007 from $1.4 billion a year earlier.
A number of labor unions, non-governmental organizations and intellectuals extended full support to the strike.
Limter-Is union, a member of the Confederation of Revolutionary Workers’ Unions (DISK), started the strike on Monday and many intellectuals, the pro-Kurdish DTP, Labor Party, the Socialist Platform, Social Freedom Platform attend the strike in a demonstration of support.
A total of 97 workers have died at the shipyard since 1992. The sub-contracting system and noncompliance with occupational safety regulations in dock operations are seen as the major causes of deaths in Tuzla.
Turkey, one of the most promising shipbuilding countries in the world, has the world's fastest growth rate in the sector. Turkey's shipbuilding exports had reached $2 billion in 2007 from $1.4 billion a year earlier.