Turkey - Strike at Swatch stores ends after agreement - November 30, 2025

On 10 November 2025, workers at 16 Swatch stores, represented by KOOP‑İŞ union, began a strike after negotiations for their first collective agreement stalled. On 26 November 2025, the strike ended with a significant agreement, including wage increases, improved working conditions, and expanded social rights, marking a milestone for retail-sector unionisation in the country.

Read on: in English… Read on: in English (2)…

For more information, please contact Paul de Beer or Oana Ciuca, De Burcht (Scientific Bureau for the Dutch Trade Union Movement) p.t.debeer@uva.nl or the Head of communications at the ETUI, Mehmet Koksal mkoksal@etui.org. For previous full issues of the Collective bargaining newsletter please visit https://www.etui.org/Newsletters/Collective-bargaining-newsletter or consult the archive with all articles in our database at www.cbnarchive.eu.
You may find further information on the ETUI at www.etui.org.