Workers at Gürteks in Gaziantep Baspinar OSB quit yesterday (February 7th) after rejecting the boss’s offer of a salary of TL 5,200 ($370,00) a month. The workers demand the bosses pay for an extra holiday bonus. The workers also demand that their Sunday shifts be 500 liras. While the day shift work stoppage was in effect, the workers who came to the night shift joined the resistance. At this time, all three shifts are taking part in the strike.
Resistance of Gurteks workers in Antep on the second day: “If there is a win, it will set an example for other factories”
In Gürteks, located in Gaziantep Baspinar OSB, the workers are on strike. The workers are rejecting the pay raise offered by the management. All three shifts are participating in the work stoppage as the workers’ resistance continued on its second day
Workers at Gürteks in Gaziantep Baspinar OSB quit yesterday (February 7th) after rejecting the boss’s offer of a salary of TL 5,200 ($370,00) a month. The workers demand the bosses pay for an extra holiday bonus. The workers also demand that their Sunday shifts be 500 liras. While the day shift work stoppage was in effect, the workers who came to the night shift joined the resistance. At this time, all three shifts are taking part in the strike.
“This will set an example for other factories”
Gürteks workers demand the same conditions as factories such as Şireci and Melike Tekstil, which have the same conditions as Gürteks. In front of the factory, Mehmet Turkmen, leader of the United Textile, Weaving and Leather Workers Union, stated that there was resistance for paycheck increases in more than ten factories in Baspinar area recently, but that the demands of the workers were not fully accepted due to confusion and coordination in actions. Turkmen stressed that it is important to break this situation if the resistance from Gurteks workers achieved full participation in the strike.
Turkmen also said that this resistance can be an example to other factories, so Gurteks workers should not be left alone. Turkmen also called on everyone in Gaziantep who favored labor to show solidarity with the workers.
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