Work at three factories owned by Turkish glass group Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS (SiseCam) stopped after police emptied the plants following labour protests, the Turkish union Kristal-Is said in September. The union said the protests at SiseCam's decision to fire eight workers without compensation were at flat glass producer Trakya Cam, glassware unit Kirk-lareli and vehicle windows specialist Trakaya Oto Cam, SiseCam officials were not available at the time for comment. The eight employees lost their jobs after taking part in a one-day strike organized on 13 August by leading labour confederation Turk-IS. However, Trakaya Cam maintained that there had been no halt in production. The flat glass producer said work continued in two of its factories where security forces barred unionized workers from entering.
