Trade unions in Turkey explained

Country:	Turkey
National:	TÜRK-İŞ, DİSK, HAK-İŞ, KESK
Ilomember:	Yes
Ilo-87Date:	12 July 1993
Ilo-98Date:	23 January 1952

There are four national trade union centers in Turkey. The oldest and largest is the Confederation of Turkish Trade Unions (TÜRK-İŞ).

• Confederation of Turkish Trade Unions (TÜRK-İŞ, founded 1952, 1.75m members)
• Confederation of Revolutionary Trade Unions of Turkey (DİSK, founded 1967, 327,000 members)
• Confederation of Turkish Real Trade Unions (HAK-İŞ, founded 1976, 340,000 members)
• Confederation of Public Workers' Unions (KESK, founded 1995, 300,000 members)

Some unions, such as the KESK-affiliated education union Eğitim-Sen, have witnessed repeated attempts on banning and member imprisonment.^{[1] [2]}

See also

• Turkish labour law

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2023-08-22 . Turkey: trade unions, crisis, repression . 2024-05-17 . www.tuc.org.uk . en.
2. Web site: 2023-12-15 . Trade unions in action for the rights of migrant workers . 2024-05-17 . www.ituc-csi.org . en.