ICEM Questions Norwegian Chemical Firm’s Facts in Turkey

The ICEM has challenged Norwegian chemical producer Jotun’s record of facts in a Turkish dispute at a paint factory where workers are represented by ICEM affiliate Petrol-Is. Jotun is violating global social standards by hiring more supervisors to avoid majority representation. The company is also misdirected with a public statement that strikers at the factory in Cerkeznöy, Turkey, are responsible for equipment sabotage. The ICEM and Petrol-Is assert outside contractors inexperienced with Jotun’s equipment were inside doing the strikers’ work.