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Mr. Devlet Sert, President of Our Union that is the Öz Sağlık-İş Health and Social Services Union and Vice-President of the HAK-İŞ Trade Union Confederation, attended the 39th Ordinary Congress of the Greek Labour Confederation (GSEE). Mr. Devlet Sert, Our Union President participated the Greek Labour Confederation (GSEE) 39th Ordinary …

Syrian trade union delegation of the General Federation of Syrian Trade Unions (GFTU) visited our head office on April 1st, 2026. Mr. Fawaz Al-Ahmad, President of the General Federation of Syrian Trade Unions (GFTU); Mr. Mohammad Ali Rustum, Member of the Executive Board; Mr. Ahmad Sahyouni, Tartus Provincial Chairman; and …

Closing Event of the Project on Raising Awareness of Health and Social Service Workers on Achieving Work-Life Balance and Creating Policy Recommendations for the Protection of Worker Rights in Achieving Work-Life Balance was held on March 30, 2026 in Ankara, capital city of Türkiye.   Closing programme of the said …

Mr. Devlet Sert, President of our Union, Öz Sağlık-İş Health and Social Services Trade Union and Vice-President of the HAK-İŞ Trade Union Confederation conducted a working visit to Iraq and held important discussions with his counterparts during his programme. As part of these visits and programmes, a new bilateral cooperation agreement …

Mr. Devlet Sert, President of the Öz Sağlık-İş Trade Union visited the Head Office of the National Committee of Workers’ Committees of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on January 27th, 2026. Our delegation consisted of Mr. Devlet SERT, President, Mr. Muhammet Esat Eyvaz, Vice-President/Executive Board Member, Mr. Adv. İlyas Şeker, …

Mr. Sert: OHS is a fundamental human right and a global responsibility: OHS at workplace should not be postponed and ignored Mr. Devlet Sert, President of the Öz Sağlık-İş Trade Union,  made a speech at the Occupational Health and Safety in the Workplace Seminar” which organized through the cooperation of …

New Executive Board as a result of 4th Congress of the Öz Sağlık-İş Trade Union   The ÖZ SAĞLIK-İŞ held its 4th congress (General Assembly) on 07-08 November 2025 in Ankara, capital city of Türkiye.  The ÖZ SAĞLIK-İŞ Trade Union is such a labour movement which is deeply bound up with …

Our union provided a training opportunity to an Egyptian unionist in 2025 autumn in Ankara. Ms. Shaimaa Ali Elsaid MEKHIMAR who is Treasurer of the General Union of Health Services Workers of Egypt (GUoHSW) participated a-month-period-on-the-job-training programme at our union’s head office in Ankara, capital city of Türkiye in line …

The Öz Sağlık-İş Trade Union founded in Ankara on February 27, 2014 has been operating in the Health and Social Services sector in compliance with the Turkish Act on the 6356 numbered Unions and Collective Labour Contracts. The Öz Health and Social Services Workers’ Union (ÖZ SAĞLIK-İŞ) maintains its international …

OUR FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES CONCERNING THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND COLLECTIVE LABOUR CONTRACTS First priority of our Syndicate is to inform and consult workers at every stage of the collective bargaining process. We participate in both consultation meetings and negotiations with employers together with our representatives and a small group of our …