The EU-Turkey Joint Consultative Council has discussed the trade union rights situation in Turkey several times. During the last mandate, legislation was enacted by the Parliament starting with amendments to the constitution. Accordingly, in September 2010 the amendment to the constitution cleared the way for replacing the Act on Public Servants’ Trade Unions and Collective Agreement (Act No 4688) by Act No 6289 in April 2012. Furthermore, in October 2012 the Grand National Assembly adopted the Act on Trade Unions and Collective Labour Agreements No 6356, replacing the two previous Acts. A report is now available.
English: http://www.disk.org.tr/2013/12/eu-turkey-joint-consultative-committee ...
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