Turquía - Union victory at Mersin International Port (MIP) (2010)

Tümtis, an International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) affiliate, went into a dispute with the port’s landside sub-contractor Akan-sel after it had dismissed 120 workers «for economic reasons» in January. This occured after Tümtis had successfully recruited most of them. The company also challenged the Labour Ministry’s decision which confirmed that the union could represent these workers. On 8 May, the conflict escalated after the police was brought in while workers were protesting at the port’s gate. Finally, a top-level meeting between the union and management was held, after which all workers who had been dismissed since January were re-hired by the new sub-contractor, which had in the meantime been contracted by MIP.