(GEN) TEKEL WORKERS START LEGAL PROCESS LEADING TO ECHR Sunday, 28.Feb.2010, 20:01 (GMT+2) ANKARA (A.A) - Workers of TEKEL (Tobacco and LiquorAdministration) have initiated a legal process that will carry the issueregarding their work status to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).In accordance with an assessment carried out by the attorneys of Turkey'svocational organizations Turk-Is, DISK, Kamu-Sen and KESK, TEKEL workers havedecided to take new legal actions in addition to the lawsuits filed before theCouncil of State regarding their work conditions.Within this framework, workers submitted a petition to Turkey'sPrivatization Authority, demanding to be transferred to other public institutionspreserving their actual work status, just like the civil servants and otherpersonnel working at TEKEL.In case of rejection of their demand and running out of domestic legaltools, workers will carry the issue to ECHR, sources said.Workers from the privatized TEKEL factories have been displaying a protestin capital Ankara for more than two months in an effort to secure a transfer toother public institutions along with their employee rights.The government offered to reemploy TEKEL workers under 4-C contract, whichmeans a partial loss of rights for the workers, the initial cause of theprotests.(DO-UK)
ANKARA (A.A) - Workers of TEKEL (Tobacco and LiquorAdministration) have initiated a legal process that will carry the issueregarding their work status to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).In accordance with an assessment carried out by the attorneys of Turkey'svocational organizations Turk-Is, DISK, Kamu-Sen and KESK, TEKEL workers havedecided to take new legal actions in addition to the lawsuits filed before theCouncil of State regarding their work conditions.Within this framework, workers submitted a petition to Turkey'sPrivatization Authority, demanding to be transferred to other public institutionspreserving their actual work status, just like the civil servants and otherpersonnel working at TEKEL.In case of rejection of their demand and running out of domestic legaltools, workers will carry the issue to ECHR, sources said.Workers from the privatized TEKEL factories have been displaying a protestin capital Ankara for more than two months in an effort to secure a transfer toother public institutions along with their employee rights.The government offered to reemploy TEKEL workers under 4-C contract, whichmeans a partial loss of rights for the workers, the initial cause of theprotests.(DO-UK)
Germany's defense minister says the commander of the troubled navy training ship has been relieved of his duties and the vessel ordered to return amid questions surrounding the death of a sailor on board late last year. Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg said the Gorch Fock would remain in port pending the results of an investigation into the death of the 25-year-old sailor who plunged from the ship's rigging in November. Guttenberg told ARD public broadcaster on Saturday Jan. 22, 2011 the ship would not be used for training pending the outcome of an investigation. Guttenberg consistently polls as one of the nation's most popular politicians, but has come under pressure in recent weeks over a series of issues in the military, including the death on the Gorch Fock.
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