Accidents at Tuzla shipyard in Turkey
To: Musa ÇAM
DİSK (Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey)
ABİDEİ HÜRRİYET CAD.
NAKİYE ELGÜN SOK. 117 ŞİŞLİ
İSTANBUL
TEL: 0090 212-2910005/06
Dear Colleagues,
It is with great sadness that we learnt of the accidents at Tuzla shipyard in İstanbul and of the deaths of five workers within the last month. We also remember all the workers who were killed since year 2000 due to precarious and unsafe working conditions at the shipyard.
The EMF and its affiliates would like to express their sincere condolences to workers’ families and colleagues. The EMF fully supports Limter-İş and its members in their struggle at the Tuzla shipyard to improve working conditions by obtaining work safety, decent wages, permanent employment and social security.
Yours fraternally,
Peter Scherrer
General Secretary