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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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