by Anna Karamanou (PSE) to the
Commission
(8 January
2002)
Subject: Dress rules for female employees in Turkey
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On 7 December 2001
female civil servants in Turkey were urged by their union to appear at work
wearing trousers as a way of protesting about a regulation of 1982 which
specifically bans female public sector workers from wearing trousers at the
workplace. During this protest which was very widely supported by female
civil servants, problems occurred at Izmir where women wearing trousers were
barred from entering their offices by their superiors. What steps does the
Commission intend to take, as part of the pre-accession procedure, to prevail
upon Turkey to change its antiquated legislation and outlook, to comply with
the European "acquis" and to respect the human rights and
democratic freedoms of women? |