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ACTIONS
ACTIONS
OF THE KAZOVA RESISTANCE
OF THE KAZOVA RESISTANCE
REPORTED IN THE NEWS
REPORTED IN THE NEWS
The Kazova Textile Workers Began A Struggle For
The Rights Taken From Them
After not being paid their wages for four months, as well as
being denied bonuses, salaries, seniority and compensation, the
Kazova textile workers were fired on 31 January 2013, and on
Wednesday 27 February they issued a press statement in front of
their workplace announcing the start of resistance aimed at re-
gaining their rights.
At 1 pm, workers came together in front of the Kazova textile
factory in Bomonti, Sisli and opened a banner bearing the words
“We will not let the bosses of Kazova Textiles, Umit Somuncu and
Mustafa Umut Somuncu, take away our rights”. Serkan Gonus
read out the statement on behalf of the workers, saying “We are
workers, we are right, we will win, we will win by resisting, Kazova
workers are not alone”. The statement added:
“While Kazova Trikotaj (Knitting) was being slowly moved
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