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but the boss had moved from there as well. We read out a press
statement and in a car park we discussed what we would do.

After long discussions all of our friends were persuaded that
we had to do something to prevent the machinery from being
taken away and again we held a meeting with lawyers and the DIH.

It would be necessary to put up a tent otherwise the bosses would
remove more machinery. It would be necessary for the tent to be
there day and night. We discussed how we would do it with some
being in work and others not.

Finally, on April 28 we issued a press statement saying we had
resolved on a tent action. On April 28, 2013 we read out a press
statement on Bomonti’s Iyiniyet Street in front of Kazova Triko

A.S. to say that we would get back what was ours, and then we set
up tents.

Up to today, apart from Yuruyus magazine which was in-
volved from the start, this was the first time the rest of the left
press reported our situation. We waited in the tent day and night.

On the first day one of the workers and one person from DIH
were on duty. Later on other workers went to their houses. Those
on duty lit a fire, as the air had become cold. There was no noise,

other than the sound of passing cars of Bomonti night shift work-
ers.

Waiting on a silent street in the cold of night had become a
matter of honour. There was no justice. For this exploitative sys-
tem, Kazova workers had one thing to say: “Resisting, we will win!”

It was the first morning of the tent resistance. Before those

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