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Quick Look
- When workers were banned from entering the HABAŞ Iron and Steel Factory in Aliağa, Izmir, with their mobile phones, morning shift workers walked off the job.
- A fight broke out between the workers waiting in front of the factory and the factory official.
- In the explosion at the factory on November 9, 19 workers lost their lives and 14 were injured.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
A huge explosion occurred at the HABAŞ Iron and Steel Factory at 11.46 on November 9, as a result of the ceiling crane falling during the boiler replacement work and the falling materials hitting the natural gas line. 19 workers died and 14 workers were injured in the explosion. 9 of the 11 suspects who were detained and referred to the courthouse within the scope of the investigation carried out by the Aliağa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office were arrested, and a judicial control measure in the form of house arrest was decided against HABAŞ Chairman Mehmet Rüştü Başaran and one suspect.
At the HABAŞ Iron and Steel Factory in Izmir's Aliağa district, workers on the morning shift walked off the job after workers were banned from entering with their mobile phones. While the workers reacted to the decision and waited in front of the factory, a fight broke out due to tension with the workers. While the boiler was being replaced at the factory at around 11.46 on November 9, a huge explosion occurred as a result of the ceiling crane falling and the falling materials hitting the natural gas line. In the explosion, 19 workers lost their lives and 14 workers were injured. 9 of the 11 suspects who were detained and referred to the courthouse within the scope of the investigation carried out by the Aliağa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office were arrested, and it was decided to impose judicial control measures in the form of house arrest against HABAŞ Chairman Mehmet Rüştü Başaran and one suspect.
After the phone ban, workers on the morning shift did not enter. Allegedly, upon the instructions of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mehmet Rüştü Başaran, who was under house arrest, workers were banned from entering the facility with mobile phones. In the announcement hung at the factory entrance, it was stated that employees who did not hand over their mobile phones would not be allowed in through the turnstiles. Workers who came to the facility for the morning shift reacted to the decision because they did not want to hand over their mobile phones. Workers who did not enter the factory without passing through the turnstiles started a work stoppage and waited in front of the facility.
A fight broke out during the tension during the protest. While the workers' wait in front of the factory continued, tension rose in the area. During the action, a fight broke out after a person who was learned to be a factory official attacked a union official. As the tension grew in a short time, it was seen that the workers beat the person in question. (IHA)
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The work stoppage and the wait in front of the factory may continue until an agreement is reached between the management and the workers.
Likely · Within days
The investigation carried out by the Aliağa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office may bring more legal developments about the arrested suspect and the chairman of the board of directors who was placed under house arrest.
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- By whom and on what date was the phone ban decision made?
- Is there anyone injured or detained as a result of the fight?
- How long did the work stoppage last and what were the workers' demands?
