PodcastTurkey restricts Twitter account of workers union amid parliament debate on critical labor law
The Twitter account of Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey (DİSK) was suspended on Nov. 9, as a critical law concerning workers' rights is debated in parliament. The confederation had slammed the bill for robbing workers of severance pay, along with other essential rights.
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The Twitter account of Turkey's Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey (DİSK) was restricted on Nov. 9, amid parliamentary sessions around a critical labor law that the confederation opposed to.
"It's scandalous to suspend the account of a workers' union as debate around a critical law concerning workers is ongoing in parliament," said DİSK Communications Director Umar Karatepe as a response to the suspension.
Parlamentoda işçilerle ilgili çok kritik bir yasa görüşülürken bir işçi sendikası hesabını sınırlamak skandaldır!
— umar karatepe (@azeryadigar) November 9, 2020
Elbette bu hesap @diskinsesi fazlaca tweet atmakta ve etkileşim almaktadır. Bu olağandışı değildir.
Olağandışı olan sizin sınırlamanız! @Twitter @TwitterSupport pic.twitter.com/8ixZ7a3rR1
The confederation had slammed the law for robbing workers of essential rights under the guise of an "employment package."
The law will make it impossible for one fourth of Turkey's workers to obtain severance pay, as well as to receive payment instead of notice of a layoff.
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