Research Article

Institution-Building on Shop-floor Employees’ Representation with Reference to International Norms and Representative Industrial Democracy: A First Attempt to Model Dual-channel Representation in Turkey

Volume: 5 Number: 75 October 24, 2022
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Institution-Building on Shop-floor Employees’ Representation with Reference to International Norms and Representative Industrial Democracy: A First Attempt to Model Dual-channel Representation in Turkey

Abstract

This article explores the feasibility of setting up a shop-floor social dialogue mechanism in Turkey based on the synthesis of EU Directive (2002/14/EC), the German works council model and various dimensions of Turkish labour law and practice. Evaluating the outputs of the questionnaire conducted between the years 2015-2016 and addressed to selected samples of representatives of labour unions and employers’ organizations as well as to officials of the Turkish Ministry of Labour and Social Security, the article proposes two alternatives for a dual-channel representation system: namely, the establishment of works councils to co-exist with unions and the election of employee representatives. Since the majority of Turkey’s workplaces are currently unrepresented by unions, it is assumed that either option may serve the objectives of adapting Turkish labour relations to international standards and locating representative industrial democracy at the core of work life.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Labor Economics

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Y. Pınar Sarıca This is me
0000-0001-8349-607X
Türkiye

Aslı Taşbaşı This is me
0000-0002-9640-8582
Türkiye

Publication Date

October 24, 2022

Submission Date

May 17, 2022

Acceptance Date

September 28, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 5 Number: 75

APA
Dereli, T., Sarıca, Y. P., Taşbaşı, A., & Çağlı Kaynak, E. (2022). Institution-Building on Shop-floor Employees’ Representation with Reference to International Norms and Representative Industrial Democracy: A First Attempt to Model Dual-channel Representation in Turkey. Çalışma Ve Toplum, 5(75), 2613-2637. https://doi.org/10.54752/ct.1191455
AMA
1.Dereli T, Sarıca YP, Taşbaşı A, Çağlı Kaynak E. Institution-Building on Shop-floor Employees’ Representation with Reference to International Norms and Representative Industrial Democracy: A First Attempt to Model Dual-channel Representation in Turkey. Çalışma ve Toplum. 2022;5(75):2613-2637. doi:10.54752/ct.1191455
Chicago
Dereli, Toker, Y. Pınar Sarıca, Aslı Taşbaşı, and Elif Çağlı Kaynak. 2022. “Institution-Building on Shop-Floor Employees’ Representation With Reference to International Norms and Representative Industrial Democracy: A First Attempt to Model Dual-Channel Representation in Turkey”. Çalışma Ve Toplum 5 (75): 2613-37. https://doi.org/10.54752/ct.1191455.
EndNote
Dereli T, Sarıca YP, Taşbaşı A, Çağlı Kaynak E (October 1, 2022) Institution-Building on Shop-floor Employees’ Representation with Reference to International Norms and Representative Industrial Democracy: A First Attempt to Model Dual-channel Representation in Turkey. Çalışma ve Toplum 5 75 2613–2637.
IEEE
[1]T. Dereli, Y. P. Sarıca, A. Taşbaşı, and E. Çağlı Kaynak, “Institution-Building on Shop-floor Employees’ Representation with Reference to International Norms and Representative Industrial Democracy: A First Attempt to Model Dual-channel Representation in Turkey”, Çalışma ve Toplum, vol. 5, no. 75, pp. 2613–2637, Oct. 2022, doi: 10.54752/ct.1191455.
ISNAD
Dereli, Toker - Sarıca, Y. Pınar - Taşbaşı, Aslı - Çağlı Kaynak, Elif. “Institution-Building on Shop-Floor Employees’ Representation With Reference to International Norms and Representative Industrial Democracy: A First Attempt to Model Dual-Channel Representation in Turkey”. Çalışma ve Toplum 5/75 (October 1, 2022): 2613-2637. https://doi.org/10.54752/ct.1191455.
JAMA
1.Dereli T, Sarıca YP, Taşbaşı A, Çağlı Kaynak E. Institution-Building on Shop-floor Employees’ Representation with Reference to International Norms and Representative Industrial Democracy: A First Attempt to Model Dual-channel Representation in Turkey. Çalışma ve Toplum. 2022;5:2613–2637.
MLA
Dereli, Toker, et al. “Institution-Building on Shop-Floor Employees’ Representation With Reference to International Norms and Representative Industrial Democracy: A First Attempt to Model Dual-Channel Representation in Turkey”. Çalışma Ve Toplum, vol. 5, no. 75, Oct. 2022, pp. 2613-37, doi:10.54752/ct.1191455.
Vancouver
1.Toker Dereli, Y. Pınar Sarıca, Aslı Taşbaşı, Elif Çağlı Kaynak. Institution-Building on Shop-floor Employees’ Representation with Reference to International Norms and Representative Industrial Democracy: A First Attempt to Model Dual-channel Representation in Turkey. Çalışma ve Toplum. 2022 Oct. 1;5(75):2613-37. doi:10.54752/ct.1191455

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