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Union Victory in Turkish Garment Factory
Message of Teksif to CCC, dated February 28, 2007
"Dear CCC, I am pleased to inform you that Teksif and Paxar Turkey have agreed a collective contract and signed it on 26th of February 2007. The CBA confers significant benefits to Paxar workers who are members of Teksif.
Commencement date of the CBA is 1st of January 2007 and it will remain in effect in the workplace until 30th June 2009 for 2,5 year period. In the first year of the CBA wages if the workers shall be increased by 5%. In the first half of the second year wages of the workers shall be increased by inflation rate, in the second half of the second year wages of the workers shall be increased by inflation rate and in the last 6 months period of the CBA wages of the workers shall be increased by inflation rate.
In addition to this, workers shall receive bonus amounting to their 30 daily wages (2,5 days in each month) for the first and second year of the CBA and they shall receive bonus amounting to their 36 daily wages (3 days in each month) for the last 6 months period of the CBA.
Teksif and Paxar also signed a protocol. In the protocol it is clearly stated that " Paxar Turkey wishes to advise all of its workforce that the company recognizes Teksif as the legitimate representative of all its members at Paxar Turkey and is committed to work together with Teksif…" and "… Paxar Turkey respects the right of each employee to choose and to join Teksif if he/she so wishes so that he/she can enjoy the full benefits of the recently negotiated contract."
During the negotiation rounds the issue of dismissed workers has been settled satisfactorily Paxar Turkey.
Paxar workers and Teksif wish to thank the CCC for its active support and extremely valuable contributions .
All the best,
Engin Sedat Kaya
Research Coordinator
TEKSIF"
For more background information on this case, please see our website: http://www.cleanclothes.org/urgent/06-06-20.htm