Turkey: Key McDonald's supplier unionised by IUF affiliate Tekgida-Is

23-02-2013

IUF-affiliated Tekgida-Is has just won a significant struggle against East Balt company, a key supplier for McDonald`s chain restaurants in Turkey.

Tekgida-Is started organizing members at East Balt in late 2012 and completed the recruitment of more than half of the workforce in early 2013. Immediately after the union applied for a Labour Ministry certificate for the right to formally bargain, East Balt Company started to dismiss union members.

The union then threatened to picket McDonald outlets throughout Turkey and a few days later East Balt management asked for a meeting with the union and agreed to reinstate the dismissed workers and respect all union and collective bargaining rights.

The International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations (IUF) is an international federation of trade unions representing workers employed in agriculture and plantations; the preparation and manufacture of food and beverages; hotels, restaurants and catering services; all stages of tobacco processing. The IUF is composed of 394 affiliated organizations in 126 countries representing a combined membership of around 2,6 million.

How to contact the IUF:
Email: [email protected]
Post: Rampe du Pont-Rouge, 8, CH-1213, Petit-Lancy (Switzerland)
Phone: + 41 22 793 22 33
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