Turkish workers stage protest in Ankara

Thousands of Turkish workers have staged protests in the capital city of Ankara to voice their opposition to the government's privatization policies.

The protest on Sunday was the largest gathering by Turkish workers in a decade.

Privatization of companies such as Turkey's tobacco company will allow the owners to change employees' status and to reduce the salaries of their workers.

These companies will also be allowed to cut their workers' overtime and other benefits.

"Privatization in our country does not look like any other country in the world. It is all about making money and corruption," the Head of the Confederation of Trade Unions, Suleyman Celebi, said.

"During the privatization process, up to 70 percent of factory workers have been left unemployed," he told Press TV.

Turkish workers are also planning to hold a hunger strike to demand job security.

Source: PressTV.
Link: http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=116431§ionid=351020204.