Subcontracted worker and EYT statement from Minister Bilgin
Vedat Bilgin, Minister of Labor and Social Security, received the representatives of the Association of those whose work is obscured by law, the EYT Platform and various EYT associations at the ministry.
Minister Bilgin stated that EYT has been a problem for Turkey for more than 20 years and said that his main goal in efforts to resolve the EYT issue has always been to eliminate this complaint.
Explaining the process regarding the regulation of EYT, Bilgin said, “We believe that we have done our duty because we have made regulation in accordance with the law, the spirit and philosophy of the law and solved the problem of EYT. I would like to thank various organizations, especially platform members, who contributed to solving this problem.”
“TOGETHER WE WILL SOLVE THIS PROBLEM”
Noting that the wave of joy that arose after the EYT issue was resolved, turned into bittersweet joy due to the earthquake disaster, Bilgin used the following expressions;
*We have lost lives due to the earthquake, their pain is great, it is not possible for us to remove that pain, but we believe that the Republic of Turkey will also address the problems caused by this earthquake disaster, that is, the victimization of people . , the reconstruction of destroyed houses, and the shelter and shelter of people with tent cities and container cities in a first stage, is in a position to meet all the needs and demands regarding the creation of healthy life.
Last week I went to Iskenderun, Adana and Hatay. I will be in the area again this week. The work we have done there, the work of our State, the AFAD organization, is moving quickly and the problems in the field are being resolved.
*Of course, it will take time for people to get over this shock with their pain, but together as a nation, we will solve this problem in solidarity to heal these wounds.
THE FIRST SALARY OF THE EYT PLATFORM TO THE DISASTER ZONE
EYT platform spokesperson Mehmet Ali Çelik spoke at the meeting and thanked Minister Bilgin and his team for solving the EYT problem and announced that as EYT members they would donate their first profits to the earthquake zone .
Çelik said: “We will donate our first acquisition to our friends in the earthquake area through AFAD. All EYT members want to convey their first salary to our state, which gave us this salary at a time like this, and we want to convey this in the sense of helping that region with the awareness of being a nation.”
“NOTHING WE CANNOT FIX”
Minister Bilgin also emphasized that the Republic of Turkey is a social state and continued as follows;
*Some ask, ‘Are you doing this for the election?’ says. No, we have nothing to do with such a choice. We are politicians, of course, people will evaluate what we do, but before or after the elections…
* We already have the elections, but what we will do, our duty is not to work with an electoral index. We will also resolve some outstanding issues after the election. There are many files that must be resolved before us, and this must be known by the public. There is the problem of subcontracted workers, there are other problems.
*We will solve them all step by step, there will be nothing we cannot solve. If working life is peaceful, if in the relationship between the employer and the State a criterion and understanding prevail that is protected by the labor law, the problems will be resolved.
* The state of the Republic of Turkey, our state is a social state. Protecting its employees, workers and retirees is its constitutional duty and first priority.
*This is nothing new, this approach, this understanding has prevailed since the establishment of the Republic of Turkey. (DHA)