04.04.2020 Ankara
Turkey's leading professional organizations, trade union confederations and non-governmental organizations have made a joint statement regarding the fight against the new type of coronavirus (Covid-19), which is effective in Turkey as well as all over the world.
The joint statement
reads:
"Now all the world
is suffering from the Covid-19 outbreak, which has been described as one of the
worst disasters of the last century.
After two wars, we're
having to deal with the biggest crisis the world has recently faced.
Everyone's nervous and
worried about what day he's going to wake up tomorrow.
Many of us are in
voluntary quarantine.
Currently, this virus
has spread to 174 countries around the world.
Our country is fighting
against it together.
In this process, we
would like to express our gratitude to all our employees, entrepreneurs and
employers who are hard at work, especially our health care workers.
In this case, what we
need to do is be in solidarity.
The 83 million is
fighting this epidemic together.
To show everyone that
we are one, that we are great, that we are alive.
It is time to protect
both our employees and our companies by taking the measures set against the
corona virus and following the rules.
To continue to produce
while maintaining our production and service capacity to protect employment.
For this reason, our
Government has significantly improved the requirements for benefiting from the
Short Work Allowance.
The number of documents
required for the application has been reduced.
Now we all say
together:
'Don't lay off your
employee, protect your employment, the resource you need is in the Short Work
Allowance.' Our companies that stop or reduce their activities can cover the
salaries of their employees for 3 months.
We call on all our
companies to use this opportunity.
Let's join hands, let's
put these hard days behind us.
God says to help us
all, and we salute you with respect."
Organizations
participating in the joint statement:
1. Anatolian Lions
Businessmen's Association (ASKON)
2. Foreign Economic
Relations Board (DEIK)
3. Confederation of
Workers' Rights Unions (HAK-İŞ)
4. Association of Women
Entrepreneurs (KAGİDER)
5. Confederation of
Civil Servants' Unions (MEMUR-SEN)
6. Independent
Industrialists and Businessmen's Association (MÜSIAD)
7. Organized Industrial
Zones High Council (OSBUK)
8. All Industrialists
and Businessmen's Association (TÜMSİAD)
9. Confederation of Turkish
Enterprise and Business (TÜRKONFED)
10. Turkish
Industrialists and Businessmen's Association (TÜSİAD)
11. Turkish Veterinary
Physicians Association
12. Turkish Bar
Association (TBB)
13. Turkish Pensioners
Association (TÜED)
14. Turkish Tradesmen
and Artisans Credit and Bail Cooperatives Associations Central (TESKOMB)
15. Confederation of
Tradesmen and Artisans of Turkey (TESK)
16. Turkish Association
of Young Businessmen (TÜGİAD)
17. Confederation of
Young Businessmen of Turkey (TÜGİK)
18. Turkish Exporters' Council
(TIM)
19. Turkish Businesswomen's
Association (TIKAD)
20. Confederation of
Turkish Labor Unions (TURK-IS)
21. Confederation of
Employers' Unions of Turkey (TISK)
22. Confederation of
Public Employees Unions of Turkey (KAMU-SEN)
23. Turkish Contractors
Association (TMB)
24. Turkish Notaries
Association
25. Union of Chambers
and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB)
26. Union of Chambers
and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) Women Entrepreneurs Board
27. Union of Chambers
and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) Young Entrepreneurs Board
28. Association of
Turkish Travel Agencies (TÜRSAB)
29. International
Investors Association (YASED)