We would like to inform you of a petition by some of our Turkish affiliates about the celebration of the 1st May demonstration in Tasksim Square in Istanbul.
As you know, Turkey has been a country followed by EPSU and the international trade union movement due to the violations of trade union rights and freedom and it seems that the current government does not want to allow a peaceful demonstration on May Day.
This year, when unions including DISK, KESK and the Chambers of Medicine and Engineers announced that they would once again attempt to commemorate May Day in Taksim, the government of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan responded by announcing a ban on the event. We would invite you to sign the Labourstart petition here: <http://my.epsu.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=33701&qid=1065611>