Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant Construction (Ussa Sarly Construction)

On 17 February 2022, 300 construction workers at the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant construction site in Gülnar district of Mersin, working under the subcontractor company Ussa Sarly İnşaat Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ, staged a wildcat strike due to unresolved problems such as wages, rest breaks and housing. While the workers demanded a net wage of 6,500 TL and the right to rest breaks, the company officials threatened the workers with dismissal. The workers complained about the injustice in wage calculations and the removal of the right to rest breaks, stating that there is a serious difference between the hourly wage and the net wage they receive and that they receive 5,000 TL for 26 days of work. There is no information on how the strike ended in the press and social media channels.