"Turkey auto workers strike hits Ford", 20 May 2015

One of the biggest strikes in the Turkish automobile sector in recent times showed no sign of letting up Wednesday, with Ford the latest producer to be hit. The Turkey factories of Renault and Fiat have been ground to a halt in the past few days by a strike for higher pay and have also been joined by several auto parts manufacturers. The Dogan news agency said that workers had downed tools in solidarity with their counterparts at Fiat and Renault, who are based in the nearby city of Bursa, the hub of Turkey's flourishing car industry.Howe ver, Ford Otosan denied that was the case, saying the temporary stoppage was due to a lack of parts caused by the strikes at other firms...The strikers have been asking for wage increases in line with those seen at other industrial firms in Bursa, where one factory is said to have offered workers a rise of as much as 60 percent...