Protest by 110 Grand Termal Workers Over Unpaid Wages and Compensation Continues

“We are not asking for charity. We are only asking for the payment for our labor.” That is the message from about 110 workers dismissed from Grand Termal Yalova Resort Hotel & SPA, who continue protesting for wages and other payments they say remain overdue.

The workers lost their jobs after the hotel ended its operations in Yalova’s Termal district. They say they have gone months without receiving their full wages or other legal entitlements. TÜM OTİS, the All Hotels and Tourism Workers’ Union, is demanding full payment of salaries, severance pay, notice compensation, unused annual leave, overtime and other labor claims.

The union says only a small portion of the workers’ July wages was paid. It also called on the hotel owner to address problems previously reported by employees. Workers alleged that necessary safety measures were not in place, that they sometimes had to eat in poor conditions and that workplace safety posed serious concerns.

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We are not asking for charity. We are only asking for the payment for our labor.

The statement also alleged that foreign nationals without the required work permits and underage people had worked at the hotel. It said those workers may also have gone unpaid and called on the relevant authorities to investigate.

Some employees who had to stay at the hotel face more severe conditions, according to the union. They reportedly have been without basic services, including electricity, water and natural gas, for about 28 days. The hotel’s Tourism Operating Certificate was canceled by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism last month. The workers say they will continue their campaign until they receive everything they are owed: “We are asking for neither less nor more. We are asking for the payment for our labor.”

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We are asking for neither less nor more. We are asking for the payment for our labor.