Although the majority of the workers working at the Japanese-owned Nısshin Pasta Factory operating in Ankara, Sincan Organized Industrial Zone are members of the Şeker-İş Union, the company forced the workers to resign. Regarding its attitude towards workers, Şeker-İş Union held an action in front of the factory. While a press statement was made during the action, Şeker-İş Chairman İsa Gök pointed out that Şeker-İş Union was the authorized union in the factory by obtaining the legal majority, while the employer company objected.
“WORKERS ARE JUST FORCED TO HARAKIRI WITH THREATS”
Pointing out that the workers of the Nısshin Pasta Factory are discriminated despite the provisions in the law, Gök stated that the union rights of the employees are fixed in the law and said, “The workers of the Nısshin Pasta Factory are discriminated because they are union members, and they are forced into harakiri by being threatened with dismissal. The value that the Japanese constitution places on the human element is well known. Just as the workers' right to organize and strike is guaranteed by the constitution in Japan and no concessions are made, what reason and logic is it to try to prevent collective bargaining and the right to organize in our country's constitution? It should not be forgotten that this is Turkey.”
“ŞEKER-İŞ UNION SHOULD BE ACCEPTABLE AS THE RESPONDENT”
Emphasizing that the union rights and freedoms of the members should be respected, Gök called for the employer to turn from the wrong and said, “The objection made to the positive authorization determination given by the Ministry of Labor should be withdrawn and the Nıssıhın Makarna administration should accept Şeker-İş Union as the respondent and took a moment. We openly demand that the administration sits at the collective bargaining table first. Otherwise, we will carry out similar actions in front of the Japanese Embassy first. Then, we will bring the unlawfulness experienced in Nısshin Pasta Factory to an international dimension and announce it to the whole world.”
“IT IS UNLAWFUL TO FORCE TO RESIGN”
Pointing out that the employer company forced the employees to resign through the persuasion chambers after had access to the authorized union determined by the Ministry of Labor and Social information, Gök stated that what was done was unlawful and said, “Since the day the employer learned about unionization through the ministry's letter, he has clearly differentiated between unionized workers and non-unionized workers by attracting workers to persuasion rooms, sometimes they tried to nominally reward them with a new title, promotion and large sums of money in case they resigned from the union, and sometimes they intimidated the workers with pressure and threats by pulling them to the interrogation rooms one by one. However, such pressure is unlawful.”