Shock at murder attempt against President of DISK, ETUC Turkish affiliate

Brussels, 05/10/2009

John Monks, ETUC General Secretary declared: 'It is a blow for the European trade unions to hear that an unknown person got into the DISK President's office and fired at him. We were relieved to hear that the wounds are not serious. These kinds of attempts are not acceptable. Trade union action is a right and trying to take the life of one of the leaders flouts this fundamental right'.