Delivery workers in Turkey prepared the below report. The pdf can also be downloaded here.
We, the motorcycle delivery workers currently operating for Yemeksepeti (owned by Delivery Hero) in various cities across Turkey, including Istanbul, Ankara, and Izmir, hereby document the rights violations we have experienced throughout the year 2023 in this report.
The following message was shared through messengers among riders online:
I am writing to you on behalf of the issue of the striking Yemeksepeti delivery workers in Turkey. For days now they have been protesting for higher wages and better working conditions, including the right to unionize freely. The owner of Yemeksepeti is Delivery Hero, which also owns stakes in Gorillas, I believe. Today the protest reached a critical stage and the company wants to crush it. The workers are currently in front of the Yemeksepeti HQ in Istanbul. A message of solidarity of you would be wonderful, particularly as the mother company is a German company.
I am in contact with the workers and some of the unions that support them and they believe that the matter will be decided in Germany and not in Turkey.
They would be very grateful for any supprt. Thank you very much! Solidarity.
The striking workers’ demands are: 1. 5500 TL salary after tax 2. No worker shall be fired for fighting for their rights 3. the workers shall be recognised as part of the transportation sector 4. the union movement shall be assured
