Pensioners’ sit in blocked in Ankara

13:37 11.06.2010

ANKARA (DIHA) – While pensioners’ two days sit in for their rights had been continuing in Istanbul, police has blocked pensioners in Ankara.  The action was organized to ask a raise in pensions, less wage cut for health services, for new work places and criticize SSGSS (new social security law).

Retired Workers Trade Unions had launched the sit-in simultaneously in Ankara and Istanbul. Pensioners’ tents set up for action on traditional action park Guvenpark in Ankara have been confiscated by police from Ankara Police Department. 

The new law has been criticizing for turning patients into client for hospitals and contributions for examination into rubbery as well as inaccessible appropriate health care services even though paid ones. 

Pensioners have been supported by other parties’ and trade unions’ Ankara Branaches like CHP, EMEP and DISK. 

The sit in is continuing without the tents. 

(gü)