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Approximately 5,500 Migros warehouse workers, employed by subcontracting firms, have been protesting and staging walkouts since January 23, demanding a 50% wage increase, better working conditions, and the right to organize, with 300 workers dismissed and many detained by police.
The workers, led by the Independent Storege and Transport Workers’ Union (DGD-Sen), are fighting against low wages, harsh working conditions, and constant violations of their legal rights, including weekly working hours, overtime pay, and occupational health and safety, with the Turkish Statistical Institute reporting a 31% inflation rate in 2025.
Despite the company's announcement of a 28% raise, workers continue their protests, demanding reinstatement of dismissed colleagues and no change in job classification, which would force them to join the pro-company Tez-Koop-İş union, with solidarity protests and a boycott campaign against Migros ongoing, according to reports from the World Socialist Web Site.
