Construction Workers At Turkey’s New Airport Jailed For Protesting Work Conditions

On recent Turkish Airlines flights, after passengers watch the usual safety video they are also shown a short film lauding the virtues of Istanbul’s gigantic new third airport, expected to open in October. Expand Construction workers at Istanbul’s new third airport protest working and living conditions on the building site, September 14, 2018. © 2018 Private But, according to accounts by construction workers struggling to finish the airport on time, conditions at the site couldn’t be further from the harmonious and sparkling world the video portrays. On September 14, thousands of airport…

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