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Workers at a Turkish mine clashed with police forces at a picket line in front of the mine entrance. The miners went on strike over wage and benefits losses
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@ali_ergind çakma İran uzmanları işkembeden sallasın ancak bu niye vermiyorsunuz allahsızlar @cnnturk @Haberturk @ntv

Because there is no justice in Türkiye! People have to take justice into their own hands.

They are not Mine Workers , they are “mine slaves” very cheap labour. also in Turkey all mines not Turkish anymore. Belongs to foreign companies.

The AKP government, instead of paying workers the money they deserve, has them beaten by the police for protesting. And they aspire to be the leader of the Islamic world :)

Cesaret bulaşıcıdır

Jiang Xuebin 姜学斌, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Türkiye @MOFCOM_China Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao #LivingTheChinaVibe We are issuing this public statement in order to make the voices of 1,243 mine workers heard and to bring to the attention of the international community and the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China the serious labour rights violations taking place at Polyak Madencilik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş., located in Kınık, İzmir, Türkiye. Polyak Madencilik is owned and operated by Qitaihe Longcoal Mining Co., Ltd., a Chinese mining enterprise affiliated with Heilongjiang Longmay Mining Holding Group, a Chinese state-owned mining conglomerate. Due to systematic violations of their lawful economic and social rights, 1,243 mine workers have halted production entirely in order to defend their livelihoods, safety, and dignity. This decision was not taken lightly. It represents a last resort in response to persistent and unresolved violations of fundamental labour rights. The workers have reported and documented the following violations: – Failure to pay wages fully and on time – Failure to implement wage increases and contractual entitlements – Failure to pay retroactive wage entitlements arising from collective agreements – Failure to provide lawful guarantees regarding severance and termination compensation – Failure to ensure safe and lawful working conditions – Failure to establish lawful and constructive dialogue with workers and their union As a result of these violations, workers have experienced severe economic hardship, insecurity, and serious occupational health and safety risks. The workers’ demands are clear, lawful, and reasonable: – Immediate and full payment of all outstanding wages – Full payment of all retroactive wage entitlements and benefits – Written guarantees ensuring lawful severance and termination compensation – Immediate implementation of all contractual wage adjustments – Immediate corrective measures to ensure occupational health and safety – Establishment of lawful and constructive dialogue with workers and their union These circumstances constitute serious violations of the Guidelines for Chinese Enterprises’ Overseas Social Responsibility Compliance (2025), issued by the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China. In particular: Article 15 requires Chinese enterprises operating overseas to comply with host country labour laws and ensure workers’ lawful wages and benefits. Article 18 requires enterprises to ensure occupational health and safety. Article 19 requires enterprises to establish grievance mechanisms and properly resolve labour disputes. Article 32 requires enterprises to comply with legal and contractual obligations. Article 48 requires enterprises to take corrective measures where harm has occurred. These Guidelines clearly establish that Chinese enterprises operating overseas have a responsibility to respect workers’ lawful rights and to remedy violations where they occur. The failure of Qitaihe Longcoal Mining Co., Ltd. and its subsidiary Polyak Madencilik to comply with these standards raises serious concerns regarding compliance with Chinese government regulations and internationally recognized labour standards. Chinese overseas investments must not be built on the violation of workers’ rights, unsafe working conditions, or the denial of lawful wages. We call upon the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China and the relevant Chinese authorities to review this situation and to ensure that Qitaihe Longcoal Mining Co., Ltd. complies fully with its legal and regulatory obligations. We are issuing this statement so that the voices and lawful concerns of the workers may be heard and so that this situation may be resolved in accordance with the principles of lawful, responsible, and accountable overseas investment. Independent Mine Workers’ Union Bağımsız Maden-İş

Emekçinin sesi bastırılarak ekonomi düzelmez! Yer altına inip hayatını riske atan madenciler, bugün hak aramak için yer üstünde mücadele veriyor. Ücret kaybı, sosyal hak gaspı ve geçim sıkıntısı yaşayan işçiler greve gidiyor; karşılarında ise cop ve kalkan görüyorlar. Sorulması gereken net: Bu ülkenin yükünü çeken emekçi mi suçlu, yoksa alın terini görmezden gelen düzen mi? Adil ücret istemek isyan değil, haktır. Emek düşmanı politikalar sürdükçe bu görüntüler maalesef artacaktır. #Madenci #Emek #Adalet

They can’t feed their people and they want Ottoman Empire back lol

@ebabahan I am hoping largest opposition leader @eczozgurozel would not pasifize the protests of these honorable and hard workers in #Turkiye. The only way to end corrupt #Erdogan_Hezbollah_Mafia regime is democratic protests, not controlled “campaigns and meetings”. @herkesicinCHP

@alidnc4 They are not on strike.Instead, they decided to implement self-management.

Koca hükümet halkına saldırmak için polisi ve jandarmayı kullanıyor. Iran olacak sonumuz bu gidişle. Hükümet bu işlere niye karşıyor? Maden patronu vatandaş ise Madenciler köle mi? Köle ise mecliste anayasaya yazın o zaman.

Their inflation is insane from the last few years

Workers demand retroactive pay, seniority bonuses, and real safety measures. Police have intervened at picket lines, while the independent union Bağımsız Maden-İş denounces repression. 📉🛡️

Fakenews...‼️

Erdogan is a clown.

@FezaTepeli Aferin size. Ülkemizi dünyaya rezil ettiniz. Bunlar, bu ülkenin vatandaşları. @TC_icisleri @jandarma

Today, they were subjected to state terror for demanding accountability for their exploited labor and for calling for more humane working conditions. No force can defeat united workers!

Puşt Gazze de öldürülen binlerce çocukları haber yap Eylem yapıldıysa ne olmuş İsrail sabah akşam insanları öldürüyor oraya bak

No war but class war!

Like slaves of Roman time

Amerikancı israilci epştayncı akapeye karşı omuz omuza!

Bizim haber kanallarında yok böyle bir şey

Emeğin alın terinin timsalidir mağdenciler..Emeğin alınterinin önüne barikat kurulmaz...Kurarsan yıkarlar...

@ertem_emre They are shouting "direne, direne kazacağız" that means like "we will win by resisting"

It's getting out of hand 😧

Dünyada gündem oldunuz.. direnişe devam

Working class

İnsan olan bu gariplerin ekmeğini yemekten korkar, yerin kaç metre altına içiyorlar, yüzeye çıkıp çıkmayacaklari meçhul. Allah'tan da mi korkunuz yok şu hayırlı mübarek günde

HAKLIN GÜCÜ, HAKLININ GÜCÜ !!!!

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