With only a few days before the opening of the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM), the work on recruiting contracted personnel has gained momentum. Making important statements about the process, Memur-Sen Confederation Deputy Chairman Hacı Bayram Tonbul stated that, as Memur-Sen, they wanted the contracted personnel to be recruited without exception, and pointed out that they would not accept any other offers to be submitted. Tonbul said, “We want the contractors to have employment with 4/A under 657.”
“OTHER LAW OR CODE MEANS A NEW PROBLEM”
Pointing out that they have met with the Ministry recently, Tonbul also stated that they are waiting for a new invitation regarding the contracted personnel and emphasized Memur-Sen Confederation's request for the contracted personnel to be recruited. Tonbul said, “As we announced the other day, we insist that all of the contracted personnel be recruited without exception. Because evaluating in another law or code means a new status, and a new status means new problems. There are over 2 million newly recruited civil servants and over 500 thousand contracted personnel. Some of them have been recruited before. There is no problem with them. There is no harm to the public budget. It even has benefits. Therefore, as Memur-Sen Confederation, we want all of them to be recruited in October without exception, as a collective agreement rule. We are also closed to other offers.”
“WE ARE AGAINST EMPLOYMENT WITHOUT STAFF”
Speaking about his meeting with the Treasury and Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati, “We, as Memur-Sen Confederation, are against the contract personnel issue. We want the contracted workers to have employment with 4/A depending on 657. If the state needs employment in return for a project, it can of course do so, but it is wrong to turn it into general employment. It victimizes so many people, they have a lot of problems and their institutions are constantly dealing with these personnel works. We support two types of public employment. One is 4/A permanent civil servants and the other is workers. Statuses other than these are not the ones we can accept,” he added.