Negotiations between the Journalists’ Union of Turkey (TGS) and nine media organizations over a collective agreement have ended in a deadlock, with no agreement reached within the legally mandated timeframe. Following the impasse, TGS issued a statement defending its demands. TGS criticized media employers for proposing wage increases below the official inflation rate, despite the deepening economic crisis. The union also warned that the minimum wage was increasingly becoming the standard salary in the media sector.
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