Labor
Minister says Karaman mining accident no ‘natural disaster’ as poor safety record revealed
Efforts were still ongoing to rescue the 18 workers still trapped underground at a mine in Turkeyâs Karaman province on Oct. 31, as officials adopted a harsher tone against the company operating the site, which had described the flooding of the facility as a ânatural disaster.â
Middlemen thwart mine closures, Turkish labor minister says after disaster
Labor Minister Faruk Ãelik expresses his exasperation at mining safety in Turkey, suggesting efforts to improve conditions are being blocked by a coterie of interests Turkish Labor Minister Faruk Ãelik has admitted that the state is having trouble in closing down mines under bad conditions, implying that local nepotism was hampering efforts.
Trapped Turkish miners were not paid for three months
The 18 miners who remain trapped underground after a flood in a Central Anatolian coal mine have not been paid for three months, the father of two of the trapped workers has said.
Hopes dim as 18 Turkish miners remain under 11,000 tonnes of water
Turkey's Energy Minister Taner Yıldız announced early Oct. 29 that the water level in the flooded Karaman mine started to decrease almost 15 hours after the incident, but hopes were fading as 18 trapped miners remained below 11,000 tonnes of water Hopes were fading on Oct.
Compensating families for workplace accidents is natural: Labor minister
Turkish Labor Minister Faruk Ãelik has said it is ânaturalâ for a construction firm to cover the expenses of children whose fathers died in an elevator accident last month at the same firmâs construction site in Istanbul.
Wage dispute hurts gov’t unity before troika return
Changes to the public sector wage structure are at the heart of a dispute within the coalition that has raised concerns about whether the government will be in a position to negotiate effectively when the troika returns to Athens.
Vucic: We will continue to fight against tobacco smuggling
SENTA - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic put into operation the new super slim cigarette making machine at the Japan Tobacco International (JTI) plant in Senta on Wednesday, and stressed that Serbia will continue to fight against illegal tobacco trade.
Guaranteed minimum income scheme a 'tool of social policy,' says PM
Citizens who have no source of income can begin applying for a monthly stipend of between 200-400 euros as of November 15, the government said on Tuesday at the unveiling of the guaranteed minimum income scheme at Zappeio Hall in central Athens.
Troika, gov't talks to focus on lagging privatization drive
Greece's lagging progress in the privatization of state assets was expected to be the focus of talks on Friday between officials of the privatization agency TAIPED and troika mission chiefs with the foreign envoys said to be pressing for selloffs worth 10 billion euros by the end of 2016.
Labor Inspectorate Found Out 143 Violations before Closing Down Ammo Plant
Bulgaria's General Labor Inspectorate has issued a decree to close the explosives plant Midzhur, hours after a blast in the factory razed it to the ground killing 15 employees.
The plant, which is owned by the company Vitex JSC, will be prevented from operating only temporarily until the details around the explosion have been settled, the Executive Agency said in a statement.