The countdown has begun for the wage negotiations of 600,000 public sector workers. The wage demand agreed upon by TÜRK-İŞ and HAK-İŞ will be presented to the Ministry of Labor and Social Security next week.

Unions have completed preparations for the 2025 Public Collective Labor Agreements Framework Protocol, which concerns 600,000 public sector workers.

Ramazan Ağar, Deputy General Chairman at TÜRK-İŞ, and Deputy General Chairmen Devlet Sert and Halil Çukutli at HAK-İŞ finalized the joint efforts of the two confederations to determine the common wage rate after the agreement. The joint wage demand by the two confederations was prepared considering the compensation for the losses of wages against inflation and the welfare share. Unlike previous periods, the wage demand, which includes new clauses, will be separately submitted to the Ministry of Labor and Social Security by TÜRK-İŞ and HAK-İŞ next week. After the labor sector presents its demands, the focus will shift to the government. The negotiation process will begin with the evaluation of the government’s demands.

OTHER AGREEMENTS INVOLVED
Moreover, the 8th Period Collective Agreement negotiations covering the years 2026-2027, where the wage rate for approximately 4 million civil servants and 2.5 million retired civil servants will be determined, will begin as of August 1. In this context, the 2025 Public Collective Labor Agreements Framework Protocol, which concerns public sector workers, is also important for collective labor agreements to be signed in the private sector, such as the Turkey Metal Industrialists’ Union (MESS) Group Collective Labor Agreement.