Turkish Workers Rally Against the Privatisation of Tekel

Source from:  REUTERS 01/21/2010

People attend a rally against the privatisation of the State Tobacco and Liqueur Company in Ankara, Turkey January 17, 2010.

A protester shouts slogans during a rally against the privatisation of the State Tobacco and Liqueur Company in Ankara January 17, 2010.

A woman covers herself as thousands of Turkish workers of the state tobacco company Tekel , who went on strike to protest layoffs and the government's labor policy, sit under plastic shelters in a crowded street on the 33th day of their protest in Ankara, Turkey, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010.

A worker holds a bunch of tobacco leaves and a piece of bread as thousands of Turkish workers of the state tobacco company Tekel shout slogans against the government and to protest layoffs on the 32th day of their protest in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, Jan. 15, 2010.

Turkish workers of the state tobacco company Tekel shout slogans against the government and to protest layoffs on the 32th day of their protest in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, Jan. 15, 2010.