15.12.2015 Ankara
TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu took over the role of Turkey – EU Joint Arbitration Committee (JAC) Co-Chair from TESK Chair Bendevi Palandöken.
Turkey – EU Joint Arbitration Committee (JAC) members visited Ergün
Atalay who was reelected as Chairman during Türk-İş’ 22nd General
Assembly.
The handing over of the role of Turkey – EU Joint Arbitration Committee
(JAC) Co-Chair took place during the visit attended by Food, Agriculture and
Livestock Minister Faruk Çelik, representatives and presidents of profession
and civil society organizations.
During the ceremony, Turkey – EU Joint Arbitration Committee (JAC)
Co-Chair handed over his role to TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu.
Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that they would be working in close cooperation
with their counterparts in the EU as the Turkey – EU Joint Arbitration
Committee.
TESK Chair Bendevi Palandöken stated that he is content to be handing
over office to TOBB President Hisarcıklıoğlu.
Hisarcıklıoğlu extended his well wishes to Ergün Atalay in his new term
in office and thanked Minister Çelik for his contributions to the business and
labor community during his term as Labor and Social Security Minister.
Food, Agriculture and Livestock Minister Faruk Çelik extended his well
wishes to Atalay and those taking role in the management of the syndicate,
emphasizing the importance of the confederation for the Turkish labor movement.
Türk-İş Chair Ergün Atalay expressed his gratitude for the congratulations.