Deputy Prime Minister Sahin Says Compromise Reached In Collective Bargaining Talks With Hak-is

ANKARA - State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Ali Sahin said on Thursday that compromise was reached in collective bargaining talks held between the government and trade union Hak-Is.
Sahin said after the meeting with Hak-Is administrators that the collective bargaining talks, which covered 10,000 workers were resulted with a compromise and that the protocol which was earlier signed with the Confederation of the Turkish Labour Unions (Turk-Is) was also signed with Hak-Is.
Sahin stated that wages of all workers would be equally increased by 55 million TL for the first six months, 9 percent for the second six months, five percent for the third and fourth six months.
Hak-Is Chairman Uslu said in his part that the lowest wage of workers would be increased to 400 million TL under the protocol.
(Öª) 24.07.2003