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11 October, 1999IMF affiliates hard-hit by this summer's terrible earthquake.
TURKEY: Birlesik Metal-Is (BMI) has sent the IMF an update of the plight of their membership since the August 17 earthquake. The tremor, which hit in particular the region of Marmara, the industrial heartland of northwestern Turkey, is now said to have caused almost 40,000 fatalities and enormous destruction of property.
Within the BMI alone, the union has so far listed 14 deaths among their members, 236 have lost immediate relatives, and many of their homes were either destroyed or rendered uninhabitable so serious was the damage.
In order to meet immediate needs, the union has started a support campaign for affected members and their relatives, including education for their children and provision of temporary shelters for those who are still homeless. In this framework, all their members are donating one day's pay from their monthly wages.
As the IMF already requested shortly after the disaster struck, it would urge its affiliates to do their maximum in supporting humanitarian aid organisations for relief help.
Within the BMI alone, the union has so far listed 14 deaths among their members, 236 have lost immediate relatives, and many of their homes were either destroyed or rendered uninhabitable so serious was the damage.
In order to meet immediate needs, the union has started a support campaign for affected members and their relatives, including education for their children and provision of temporary shelters for those who are still homeless. In this framework, all their members are donating one day's pay from their monthly wages.
As the IMF already requested shortly after the disaster struck, it would urge its affiliates to do their maximum in supporting humanitarian aid organisations for relief help.