Workers’ Rights in Turkey: Fundamental Rights for Employees and the Role of the Lawyer

In Turkey, workers’ rights are an important issue for workers’ security and justice. In this blog post, we will cover labor rights, labor law processes and the role of the lawyer in Turkey.

Workers’ Rights and Labor Law Principles in Turkey

In Turkey, workers’ rights are regulated by the Labor Law and related legislation. Workers’ rights are protected in the following key areas:

  1. Wages and salaries:
  2. Workers should receive fair wages for the hours and conditions they work.
    Working hours: Workers’ working hours are limited and overtime pay must be paid.
  3. Occupational health and safety: Employers must take measures to ensure the health and safety of workers.
  4. Recruitment and equal opportunity: Workers should not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, race, ethnicity, religion or age.

Dismissal and compensation: Workers’ dismissal processes and compensation rights are subject to legal regulations.                             

Worker Rights Processes

Workers’ rights processes involve the following steps:

  1. Detection of worker rights violations: When workers feel that their rights have been violated, they should document the situation and gather evidence.
  2. Interviewing the employer: Workers should talk to the employer about the violation of their rights and demand that they rectify the situation.
  3. Legal aid: Workers should get information and support on how to protect their rights by meeting with a labor law lawyer.

Litigation: In cases of workers’ rights violations, lawyers can assist workers in their litigation and defend workers’ rights.                                                                                                                                                                                                      

The Role of the Employment Lawyer

Employment lawyers have important roles in labor rights processes:

  1. Legal consultancy: Labor law lawyers inform, inform and guide workers about their rights and procedures related to labor law.
  2. Negotiation with the employer: Lawyers ensure that their rights are protected by negotiating with the employer on behalf of the workers.
  3. Representation in labor rights cases: Labor lawyers represent their clients in labor rights cases and contribute to the delivery of justice.

Conclusion

In Turkey, workers’ rights are an important issue for workers’ security and justice. Labor law legislation provides workers with basic rights such as fair wages, working hours, occupational health and safety, equal opportunity and dismissal processes. Labor law attorneys play an important role in the processes of protecting workers’ rights and ensuring justice.

Therefore, it is important for workers in Turkey to have knowledge of labor law and labor rights. In case of labor rights violations, working with an experienced labor law attorney contributes to the fast and fair progress of the processes.

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