New development in the strike in Lezita! An interim injunction decision was taken for 483 workers

There has been a new development regarding the strike that has been going on for 41 days at the Abalıoğlu Lezita factory operating in Kemalpaşa district of Izmir. Denizli 2nd Labor Court determined that, following the strike decision of Öz Gıda İş, the authorized union, 483 workers were unlawfully hired by Lezita management to replace the striking workers. The court decided to dismiss these workers with precautionary measures.

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While the interim injunction decision given by the Denizli 2nd Labor Court on the 41st day of the Abalıoğlu Lezita strike was welcomed with joy among the striking workers, it was also determined by the court decision that the Lezita management illegally recruited workers to replace the striking workers. After the strike decision dated February 6, 2024, taken by Öz Gıda Labor Union, which was authorized to organize in the Abalıoğlu Lezita factory, it was determined that 483 workers employed by Lezita were recruited unlawfully.

Lezita management obstructed enforcement officers

Öz Gıda Labor Union lawyers went to the Abalıoğlu Lezita factory together with the enforcement officers to implement the preliminary injunction decision given by the Denizli 2nd Labor Court for 483 workers. It was learned that Lezita officials kept the bailiffs waiting for a while on the grounds that they were waiting for their lawyers, and after the lawyers arrived, the factory general manager was expected to arrive for a while. It was stated that after the arrival of the factory general manager, Lezita officials delayed the enforcement officers for a while, saying that they could not access the computer records containing the personal information of the factory workers. Thereupon, it was learned that Lezita managers prevented the enforcement officers from trying to identify 483 illegally recruited workers through identity checks in the production area.

Indian workers kidnapped without identification

While Öz Gıda Labor Union lawyers and bailiffs were trying to implement the court decision at the Lezita factory, the striking workers protesting outside with applause and slogans reacted with applause and slogans against the attempt to evade detection of 483 strike-breaking workers. Strikers captured footage of the Indian workers brought by Abalıoğlu Lezita management from India and being taken to a different area immediately after entering the factory to avoid identification. It was learned that the obstacles made by the Lezita administration against the implementation of the court decision will be recorded by lawyers and bailiffs and sent to the court.

Çukutli: “Our Lezita strike will continue with determination”

Making a statement about the strike at Abalıoğlu Lezita, which has entered its 41st day, Öz Gıda İş Union Chairman and Hak-İş Confederation Deputy Chairman Halil Çukutli said: “We have been on strike at the Abalıoğlu Lezita factory for 41 days. We are carrying out our strike in a very peaceful manner against all kinds of illegal practices of the Lezita administration. As the authorized union, we will continue our fight to protect the rights of our workers against the unlawful practices of the Lezita management. “We will continue our search for rights and our union struggle within the framework of the law, as we have done so far.”