A local Turkish court determined on July 10, 2019 that workers at Cargill’s Bursa-Orhangazi factory were dismissed in April 2018 solely as a consequence of their union activity. The expert report, which informed the court’s decision, confirmed that the company’s justifications for dismissal were groundless. The workers were fired because they had joined Tekgida-Is. Despite this court finding, Turkish law does permit employers under these circumstances to offer compensation as an alternative to reinstatement.
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