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Unions commit to advancing a gender-transformative agenda

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Unions commit to advancing a gender-transformative agenda [IndustriALL] 27-08-2026


Independent Mine Workers Union Leaders arrested again [Bianet] 27-08-2026


New survey exposes real impact of digital surveillance on metalworkers [IndustriALL] 25-08-2026


/ South Africa White-collar unions win recognition in Türkyie and South Africa [IndustriALL] 19-08-2026


Interview with Kivanc Eliacik, Turkish trade union activist [LabourStart Podcasts] 17-08-2026



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Independent Mine Workers Union Leaders arrested again 2026-08-27 [Bianet]

Unions commit to advancing a gender-transformative agenda 2026-08-27 [IndustriALL]

New survey exposes real impact of digital surveillance on metalworkers 2026-08-25 [IndustriALL]

South Africa White-collar unions win recognition in Türkyie and South Africa 2026-08-19 [IndustriALL]

Interview with Kivanc Eliacik, Turkish trade union activist 2026-08-17 [LabourStart Podcasts]

86 Out of Every 100 Workers in Turkey Are Outside Trade Unions... And Women Are the Most Marginalized 2026-08-07 [Jinha]

Only 5.7 pct of Turkey’s private-sector workers are union members: report 2026-08-03 [SCF]

Journalists' union proposes draft bill to protect freelance journalists 2026-07-27 [IFJ]

Teachers on hunger strike 2026-07-22 [SendikaOrg]

Victory for AFP journalists after 12-day strike over pay 2026-07-21 [IFJ]

Victory for AFP journalists after 12-day strike over pay 2026-07-21 [IFJ]

Police attack KESK protest, detain several trade unionists in Ankara 2026-07-18 [ANF]

Couriers mourn trans delivery worker killed on the job 2026-07-16 [bianet]

Karagöz: Solving the Kurdish question would improve workers' lives 2026-07-16 [ANF]

France AFP journalists in İstanbul go on strike 2026-07-10 [Bianet]

Uzbekistan Women Representatives of the “Türk Metal” Trade Union visit Uzbekistan 2026-07-09 [Dunyo]

'We are right and we will win' - Workers dismissed from Ağaç Inc. as part of a background security checks process have begun a sit-in protest to demand reinstatement 2026-07-08 [BirGün Daily]

Media freedom groups demand release of journalists detained ahead of NATO Summit 2026-07-08 [IFJ]

Crackdown on press freedom intensifies ahead of NATO summit 2026-07-07 [IFJ]

EFJ and IFJ are calling for the immediate release of journalist Yıldız Tar 2026-07-06 [EFJ]

Journalists’ organizations: We reject this darkness 2026-07-05 [SMF]

Journalists, LGBTQ+ activist, trade union members, lawyers, environmental volunteers among those detained in Türkiye prior to NATO Summit 2026-07-03 [PBI]

Full support for the AFP journalists' strike for fair wages 2026-07-03 [IFJ]

AFP journalists in Istanbul strike for pay rise 2026-07-03 [UNI Global Union]

Full support for the AFP journalists' strike for fair wages 2026-07-02 [IFJ]

Accreditation process excludes independent local journalists from NATO summit 2026-06-29 [IFJ]

Victory for union activist fired by Telus in Türkiye 2026-06-26 [UNI Global Union]

Europe EPSU stands in solidarity with gas workers in Türkiye 2026-06-22 [EPSU]

Energy workers in Bursa stand up for union rights 2026-06-18 [Sendika]

Teachers launch hunger strike in Ankara after police break up protests 2026-06-16 [The Turkish Minute]

Miners end underground hunger strike after wage deal 2026-06-16 [The Turkish Minute]

Alleged armed attack attempt on striking mine workers and union leaders 2026-06-15 [Haberler]

No news from miners who locked themselves in the pit 25 days ago 2026-06-14 [BirGün Daily]

Iran Iranian seasonal workers in Turkey allegedly beaten after demanding unpaid wages 2026-06-12 [SCF]

Iran The beating of Iranian workers in Rize 2026-06-11 [KurdPress]

2000 miners laid off after privatization of Manisa coal mine 2026-06-11 [Bianet]

Security, safety and fair treatment what house cleaners want 2026-06-06 [InsideTurkey]

Security, safety and fair treatment what house cleaners want 2026-06-06 [InsideTurkey]

Criticizing a Corporation Can Land You in Jail 2026-06-06 [Jacobin]

Release of journalist İsmail Arı ahead of June 5 court hearing 2026-06-05 [IFJ]

Judicial proceedings ongoing nearly a year after Swedish journalist Joakim Medin’s release 2026-05-18 [IFJ]

ILO and Türkiye Strengthen Cooperation Between Labour Inspection and Judiciary to Improve Workers’ Rights Protection 2026-05-16 [Devi Discourse]

12th anniversary of the Soma mine massacre 2026-05-13 [Birgun]

Union leader Türkmen acquitted 2026-05-12 [Bianet]

At least 189 workers died in Turkey in April, labor watchdog says 2026-05-07 [SCF]

Criminalised for Organising Women: 17-year Court Battle Ends in Union Victory Over Turkish Authorities 2026-05-07 [PSI]

Labour movement keeps focus on social issues as authoritarianism rises 2026-05-02 [GLC]

Turkish police fire tear gas, arrest hundreds at Istanbul May Day rallies 2026-05-01 [RFI]

Police fire tear gas and arrest almost 400 people at May Day rallies 2026-05-01 [Euronews]

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