Communists in solidarity with glassworkers' resistance

Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) continues to stand in solidarity with the dismissed workers' resistance in the northwestern province of Kırklareli
A worker holds a TKP flag and a banner reads in Turkish "Glass workers do not submit"
Tuesday, 17 October 2017 06:55

Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) continues to stand in solidarity with the resistance of glassware workers dismissed by Şişecam, Turkey’s largest glassware enterprise. TKP musicians organised a solidarity concert for the workers in the  Lüleburgaz district of the northwestern province of Kırklareli.  

Conveying their messages of solidarity to the workers and their families by saying "Salutes to the working class of Turkey, we are saluting the honourable struggle of the 91 Şişecam workers wrongfully dismissed", the TKP members were enthusiastically welcomed in the field of resistance.

Workers hold a banner reads "We want our job back"

Welcoming the TKP members at the branch premises of the Glass, Cement, Ceramic and Soil Industries Workers' Union of Turkey (Kristal-İŞ) after the concert, the dismissed Şişecam workers conveyed their thanks for the solidarity concert, stating that it has given hope to them and their families, as solidarity makes their struggle stronger.

On Oct. 12, TKP had released a declaration on the Şişecam workers’ resistance stating "We will stand with the Şişecam workers; the workers will win, not the capitalists." 

The TKP noted that the capitalists are encouraged by the anti-labour practices of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the state of emergency, and are trying to discourage workers opposed to inequality, injustice and subcontractor system. The TKP stated that the dismissals are unfair and illegal, and added: "The workers have been dismissed by violating the provisions of their collective bargaining agreement, which is a right of workers the workers won by struggle."

Calling the local community to stand in solidarity with the honourable struggle of the Şişecam workers and to be aware of their demands, the TKP stated that it will continue to stand with glass workers, letting their voice heard throughout Turkey.