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An Assessment on Young People and Union Relations: Inevitability of the Pursuit of a New Frequency

Gençler ve Sendikal İlişki Üzerine Değerlendirme: Yeni Bir Frekans Arayışının Kaçınılmazlığı

Ahmet Selamoğlu(Kocaeli Üniversitesi İİBF, Çalışma Ekonomisi ve Endüstri İlişkileri Bölümü)
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757–788
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2016-01-01
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It is aimed at increasing the awareness regarding the inevitability of the pursuit of a new frequency of labour unions in Turkey.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Such problems as unemployment, vulnerable employment, ill-pay and insufficient working conditions are the realities which are primarily encountered by the young labour force today.
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Key Findings & Data:So, it is expected for the young people to have a strong tendency of unionization and an increase in union membership rate.
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Conclusion & Impact:It is aimed at increasing the awareness regarding the inevitability of the pursuit of a new frequency of labour unions in Turkey.
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⚙️Variables:Gençler ve Sendikalar Hareket · Gençler ve Sendikal Üyelik · Gençler ve Sendikal Yapılanma

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Such problems as unemployment, vulnerable employment, ill-pay and insufficient working conditions are the realities which are primarily encountered by the young labour force today. So, it is expected for the young people to have a strong tendency of unionization and an increase in union membership rate. However today, young people do not have a tendency of having a union identity, participating in union activities and unionization. In this regard, there are many studies carried on regarding young people and unions in many countries. While such factors as labour market dynamics which were not related to unions were taken into consideration at the first periods of these studies, more and more factors which are related to unions have been started to be addressed in almost all studies in recent years. In general, union policies and applications regarding unionization of young people are of high importance in literature within the scope of the discussions of “revival” of the union movements which have become weaker in all aspects. The relationship between young people and labour unions will be taken into consideration in this study as the cross point of two strong discussions as well as by considering the relevant literature. Moreover; this assessment will be tried to be blended through short interviews with the academic staff and union experts in Turkey. It is aimed at increasing the awareness regarding the inevitability of the pursuit of a new frequency of labour unions in Turkey.

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İşsizlik, güvencesiz çalışma, düşük ücret ve yetersiz çalışma koşulları gibi sorunlar günümüzde öncelikle genç işgücünün yüzleştiği ve göğüslemek zorunda kaldığı gerçeklerdir. Dolayısıyla gençlerin sendikalaşma eğiliminin güçlü olmasını ve sendika üyelik oranının da yükselmesini beklemek gerekir. Oysa günümüzde gençler sendikal kimliğe, sendikal faaliyetlere ve sendikalaşmaya yakın durmamaktadırlar. Bu bağlamda birçok ülkede gençler ve sendikalar üzerine çalışmalar yürütülmektedir. Bu çalışmaların ilk dönemlerinde işgücü piyasası dinamikleri gibi sendika dışı etkenler dikkate alınmış olmakla birlikte, son yıllarda hemen hemen tüm çalışmalarda sendikaya dönük etkenlerin irdelenmesi büyük ağırlık kazanmıştır. Genel olarak her yönüyle zayıflayan sendikal hareketin ‘yeniden canlandırılması’ tartışmaları kapsamında gençlerin sendikalaşmasına dönük sendikal politikalar ve uygulamalar literatürde önemli bir yer tutmaktadır. Bu çalışmada iki hararetli tartışmanın kesiştiği alan olarak gençler ve işçi sendikaları arasındaki ilişki, konu ile ilgili literatür dikkate alınarak değerlendirilecektir. Ayrıca Türkiye’de akademisyen ve sendika uzmanları ile yapılacak kısa söyleşilerle, bu değerlendirme harmanlanmaya çalışılacaktır. Amaç, Türkiye’de işçi sendikalarının yeni bir frekans arayışının kaçınılmazlığı konusunda farkındalığını artırmaktır

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Selamoğlu, A. (2016). An Assessment on Young People and Union Relations: Inevitability of the Pursuit of a New Frequency. Çalışma ve Toplum, Cilt: 2 Sayı: 49, 757–788. https://ajindex.com/articles/1198612

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