Public Workers' Unions Confederation (KESK) co-chair Şükran Kablan Yeşil spoke to ANF and said that promises were made to public workers regarding both wages and other personal/social rights.

She said that the promises of a minimum salary for public workers to be increased to 22,000TL (778 euro) in order to collect votes during the election, that public interviews will be terminated, and rent assistance will be provided to public workers, and added: "Now, when we look at the operation of the process itself, it is possible to see that the government is not sincere. When we look at Turkey today, it is necessary to see that the lowest public worker salary is around 11,700TL (413 euro) and is at the same level as the minimum wage announced a few days ago. The regulation of the salaries of public workers that the government said would be brought to the General Assembly before the feast, was indeed not brought."

Policies against workers

Co-chair Yeşil drew attention to the hunger and poverty line and said that, in fact, 22,000 TL being the lowest salary of a public worker is not enough either. Yeşil said: "When we think about the melting of our wages, the decrease in our purchasing power and the unfair tax system, we see that this increase will indeed disappear even before reaching the pockets of public workers. In addition, there are signs that the new economic policies will be pro-capitalist and against the workers."

Retired people ignored

Stating that retired people who have served the public for years and who want to lead a more productive life, at least in their old age, are ignored, Yeşil continued: "Today, the minimum pension has been increased to 7,500TL (265 euro). This increased rate was due to an arrangement made by the government with the bag law in the past months. However, this increase itself was not an increase that other pensioners saw. There has been no such increase in the wages of those who retired from the public sector."

Fighting for human life

Yeşil emphasized that the work to increase the minimum salary of public workers to 22,000TL is important but not sufficient, and said: "As we move towards the 7th term collective agreement, we demand that all confederations sit at the table in a place that prioritizes the workers. The existence of a safe and secure working life with humane living conditions is achieved through struggle. In this sense, we call on all public workers to unite and increase the struggle."