Ozak Tekstil told CNN it had terminated the workers “as a last resort” when they declined an invitation to return to work.
If it refused, “we will be forced to take the appropriate next steps to uphold workers’ rights,” Levi’s wrote.
It did not reinstate all of the fired workers.
Inside the Ozak Tekstil factory in Sanliurfa, Turkey, in December 2023.
The Ozak Tekstil factory in Sanliurfa, Turkey, in December 2023.
Persons:
“, Levi’s, LEVI, Ozak Tekstil, Zara, Hugo Boss, Guess, Ralph Lauren, Seher Gulel, Gulel, ”, Sen, Tekstil, Levi Strauss, Justin Sullivan, ” Gulel, enshrines, Sen didn’t, unionize, ” Ozak Tekstil, ” Levi’s, Scott Nova, ” Nova, “ Ozak, Carolin Westermann, Funda Bakis, CNN Bakis, Bakis, ” Bakis, Tanem Zaman, Eyad Kourdi, Brice Laine
Organizations:
Istanbul CNN —, ’ Association, Worker Rights Consortium, CNN, Birtek, WRC, Ozak
Locations:
Istanbul, Turkey, Turkey’s Sanliurfa, San Francisco , California, Sanliurfa