It is possible to encounter strikes in every
period of paid employment. In order to balance the worker– employer relations, workers
have always used strikes from past to present. Together with the industrialization
movements in the 19th century in the Ottoman economy, it is seen
that the strikes also increased. The strikes of the workers of tobacco sector
that particularly occurred with the industrialization in the sector, have a
crucial effect on the history of Ottoman labor. In response to the aggravated
working conditions, wages and working hours offered to the workers by the Regie
Company that monopolize the tobacco sector, the workers have resisted for
better working conditions by going on strikes from time to time. The strikes of
the workers of the Cibali Tobacco Factory which is the İstanbul plant of the
Company have been reactional and the grounds of the strikes have been not only
economic but also social. The “working-class consciousness” of the Cibali Reji
workers during the strikes draws attention. This consciousness has improved
with the strikes and although the idea of socialism has gained wide currency
among Ottoman workers, by watching the developments and by taken precautions
the government hindered the idea to disperse in İstanbul.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Business Administration |
Journal Section | Research Articles |
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Publication Date | February 27, 2018 |
Submission Date | July 16, 2017 |
Published in Issue | Year 2018 Volume: 9 Issue: 20 |