Thousands of demonstrators protest a draft bill in Turkey
Thousands of demonstrators protesting a draft bill which, according to unions, will limit the rights of workers, clashed with police in Ankara on Thursday after they were prevented from reaching the Parliament building.
The Confederation of Revolutionary Workers' Unions (DİSK), the Confederation of Public Sector Trade Unions (KESK), the Turkish Union of Engineers and Architects' Chambers (TMMOB) and the Turkish Doctors Union (TTB) had earlier announced that they would gather in front of Parliament today in a bid to protest the sack law, which they say is aimed at enslaving workers.
"Sack law" is a term commonly used in the Turkish Parliament to describe a package of unrelated revisions to laws that are lumped together for the purpose of fast-tracking legislative changes. Initially the opposition had declared that it was ready to support the sack law currently under discussion in Parliament, but later withdrew its support.