TCO, LO and Saco on the arrests of trade unionists in Türkiye
Internationellt
Artikel
Dear Minister Vedat Işıkhan,
The Swedish Trade Union Confederations, LO, TCO and Saco, strongly condemn the arrests of trade unionists, journalists and opposition activists in Türkiye.
Among those arrested by the Turkish authorities are several members from The Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey (Dİ SK) and the Confederation of Public Employees' Unions (KESK), which are affiliates to the European and the international trade union confederations ETUC and ITUC. This includes Remzi Çalışkan, Vice President of DISK and President of the general services union Genel-İş. The arrests are arbitrary and a clear violation of the UN Labour Organisation's (ILO) core conventions on trade union rights which Türkiye has signed and consequently is obliged to respect.
LO, TCO and Saco express strong solidarity with the democratic trade union movement in Türkiye and therefore we call on the Turkish authorities to respect the fundamental rights of workers, trade unions and civil society and demand the immediate release of Remzi Çalışkan, Kemal Göksu and others arbitrarily detained in Türkiye.
Yours sincerely,
Therese Svanström, President TCO
Johan Lindholm, President LO
Göran Arrius, President Saco
Relaterat
Internationellt
Tal 2 oktober 2024 mot Rysslands krig i Ukraina
Låt oss komma ihåg att vi aldrig kan ta demokratin för given. Vi kan inte ta gamla segrar för givna. Vi måste vara...
Internationellt
Syrefattigt för demokratin i världen
Samtidigt som det demokratiska syret minskar i världen, kryper attackerna på fackliga rättigheter allt närmare vår...
Internationellt, Arbetsrätt
TCO, ILO och internationella konventioner
ILO, den internationella arbetsorganisation är FN:s fackorgan för arbetslivsfrågor. TCO är engagerade i ILO på flera...