Worker set himself on fire because of poverty
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15 years of construction worker, Sıtkı Aydın set himself on fire in front of the building of National Assembly on 12th of January by saying he cannot live by anymore. He was, then, taken to the hospital and under treatment.

 

He gave a short interview to the press about his story in his hospital room, the door of which is blocked by the police all the time with respect to the ban from the governor of Ankara to prevent the solidarity after this interview. He was unemployed because of a workplace crime in which he fell from the construction and heavily injured. He, now couldn't live by and no compensation is paid to him. He also stated that he was an AKP member.

 

Another individual action of a worker happened in Izmir. Battal Sağır went to the building of the institution of Labor and Work and revolted by removing his clothes. He shouted that he couldn't get his wage for months and gave a complaint paper to the institution, but they said the lost my paper. Police arrived the scene and told him he cannot seek for his right like this. He insisted and shouted "take me by force if you want, I am a worker, I couldn't get my right and I am protesting it".

 

All these individual actions are the clear signs of an imminent economic crisis. It has long been boiling under the blanket of chauvinist and fascist propaganda of the regime against the oppressed and now with the attack of Afrin, the war budget will push the workers even further in the corner.