The Turkish government has filed criminal charges against 111 union leaders, members and supporters which carry prison terms of up to 5 years in connection with a 2010 demonstration in Ankara.
The list of those indicted by the Ankara Public Prosecutor include TEKGIDA-IS President Mustafa Turkel along with 4 other national officers and twelve branch presidents, the current and former heads of the national center DISK, two former leaders of the public sector confederation KESK and other prominent union and social activists.
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Negotiated settlement ends long, bitter Tata/Tetley tea plantation dispute
A settlement has been reached in the long-running dispute between workers and Amalgamated Plantations Private Ltd (APPL).at the company's Nowera Nuddy tea garden in northern West Bengal, India. APPL is majority-owned by Tata Global Beverages, part of India's Tata Group. The settlement is a result of 3 sets of direct negotiations over several weeks between APPL and the IUF India office.
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Ivory Coast union leader missing since April 27 arrest
The IUF has written Ivory Coast President Outtara to demand full disclosure of the whereabouts of national trade union leader Basil Mahan Gahé and the circumstances of his April 27 arrest.
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Source: www.iuf.org
