International Conference on Eurasian Economies
17-18 September 2013 – St. Petersburg, RUSSIA
Paper detail
Paper ID : 599
Status : Paper published
Language : Turkish
Topic : Labor Economics and Migration
Presenter: Prof. Dr. Faruk Andaç
Session : 3D Hukuksal Sorunlar
Strike is a Fundamental Right for Workers
Grev İşçinin Temel Hakkıdır, Engellenemez
- Prof. Dr. Faruk Andaç (Çağ University, Türkiye)
Abstract
Strike is a temporary action for a mass refusal of employees to work in order to ensure that their demands are met. It is called “Strike” in English (which means to break, to burn, to attack) because the first strike events occurred in England as which involved breaking the machines using brake blocks. Workers used to show their reactions towards their employer as by breaking the machines. The same phenomenon existed also in France. Workers in France used to leave their working places all together and go to the Greve area next to River Seine and seek solution to their problems in the cafes. This is how the concept of going on strike, Aller à la Grève (in French), was adopted by Turkish. Strike is a right for workers. It is to leave a workplace unanimously. It is not considered a reason for annulment of employment contract. It is legal and aims to ameliorate the working conditions. Workers should possess the same conditions as their employer in order to determine working conditions by their own free will. Although the employer seems to possess a stronger position as he/she owns the workplace, the workers may possess the same rights as their employers by becoming members of a trade union. When the workers and the employer are unable to reach an agreement on the working conditions, all the workers leave their workplace and go on strike. They partially or completely hamper the activities of the employer. During the strike the workers do not receive their salaries.
JEL codes: J52
Andaç, Faruk (2013). "Strike is a Fundamental Right for Workers" in Proceedings of International Conference of Eurasian Economies 2013, pp.937-940, St. Petersburg, RUSSIA.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36880/C04.00599
