'We Want Justice in Income, Justice in Taxes' protest from DİSK in Artvin

DİSK Chairman Arzu Çerkezoğlu spoke at the meeting held in Artvin Atapark within the scope of the "We Want Justice in Income, Justice in Tax" activities.

Drawing attention to problems such as low wages, poverty, retirees' financial difficulties, child labor, inequality and violence against women, Çerkezoğlu emphasized that workers are struggling to defend their rights and get rewarded for their labor. Touching on Artvin's struggle to protect its nature, forests and city, especially Cerattepe, Çerkezoğlu stated that there are resources and wealth in the country, but they are not shared fairly. Çerkezoğlu reiterated his demand for "Justice in income, justice in taxes, justice in the country" and said:

"We have four basic demands. First, we want justice in income. The minimum wage will be determined in December. We want the minimum wage and all wages to be increased to a humanely livable level. Most of us grew up in the times when it was possible to make ends meet if one person worked in a house. Right? One person worked; it did not matter if it was a worker, civil servant or tradesman. But we lived, grew up and studied in this country. Today, when a mother, father and two children work in a house, the poverty line level can only be reached. Hunger in this country "The limit has reached 40 thousand liras, the poverty line has already exceeded 125 thousand liras, and the minimum wage is still 28 thousand liras. That is why we are fighting for a country where the minimum wage and all wages are increased to a humane level and income justice is ensured."

"WE PROTECT OUR COUNTRY SHOULDER TO SHOULDER"

Çerkezoğlu continued as follows:

"Our struggle for justice in income, justice in taxes and justice in the country is not just an economic demand, it is a struggle map, a road map for the future of this country. The struggle for democracy, the struggle for labor and the struggle for justice are the struggles that will establish the future of this country. In this struggle, we will all be side by side, shoulder to shoulder. We will never despair. There is no despair in these lands. These lands are the lands that have given hope to all of Türkiye. Let us say it once again from here: No matter how difficult the conditions are, no matter what kind of pressure environment we are in, we will never despair." umutsuzluğa kapılmayacağız. Biz varsak umut var. Bugün burada genciyle yaşlısıyla, işçisiyle emekçisiyle, gençleriyle, başkanlarımızla, parti temsilcilerimizle ve farklı görüşlerden birçok insanla Artvin'de yan yana, omuz omuzayız. İşte umut burada. Bu umudu hep birlikte büyüteceğiz. Umudu hep birlikte büyütüyoruz. Yan yana, omuz omuza ülkemize, emeğimize ve memleketimize sahip çıkıyoruz. Bu ülkeyi bu karabasandan hep birlikte çıkaracağız. Çok zor günler gördük, zor günleri hep birlikte yaşadık. Ama "We will overcome these challenges too."