Turkish tobacco workers vent their anger after police used water cannon and pepper spray to disperse thousands gathered in protest over layoffs from the state company Tekel.
Police also stopped the workers from staging a news conference in front of the headquarters of the Turkish Confederation of Labor ('Turk-Is') in the capital Ankara and arrested 15 of them.
Protesters then ran into other streets to escape police custody and threw stones at them.
Tekel workers later launched a sit-in in front of the company's head office.
About 10,000 tobacco workers have rejected government proposals for renewable contracts after Tekel was sold to British American Tobacco Investments for $1.7 billion in 2008. They said the government offer means a loss of rights for the workers.
On March 2, Tekel workers from across Turkey ended their 78-day protest in Ankara, in an effort to secure a transfer to other public institutions along with their employment rights, and removed their tents following a decision of the Council of State.
The Turkish government has promised to improve the conditions of the workers with the new offer.
Source: PressTV.
Link: http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=122285§ionid=351020204.
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