Workers at the ETF Tekstil factory in Istanbul are approaching 70 days protesting outside the factory after management closed operations at the end of July. Referring to a financial crisis, the employer refuses to pay the more than 300 workers according to the collective agreement. Workers at the factory are covered by a collective agreement, which entitles them to bonuses, severance and notice payment and annual leave. The employer has offered to pay 70% of the severance pay, which was rejected by the union. Since then, there has been no further engagement from the employer.
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