Turkish Workers TEKEL on Strike for The 43th Day

Source from:  AP 01/29/2010

Turkish workers of the state tobacco company TEKEL on strike for the 43th day to protest layoffs and the government's labor policy, get some soup in front of their plastic shelters in a crowded street after a cold night where the temperatures reached -9 Celsius, in Ankara, Turkey, early Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. The workers say they will start a new hunger strike if the government continues to refuse to grant them labor rights.

Turkish workers of the state tobacco company TEKEL on strike for the 43th day to protest layoffs and the government's labor policy, stand around a fire in front of their plastic shelters in a crowded street after a cold night where the temperatures reached -9 Celsius, in Ankara, Turkey, early Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. The workers say they will start a new hunger strike if the government continues to refuse to grant them labor rights. Enditem