UNISON attends the trial of trade unionists in Turkey

On 6 April, UNISON attended the first day of the highly political trial of eight trade unionists in Turkey, being held at the central penal court in Ankara.
Those on trial include current and former leaders of SES, the public health and social services union. All eight accused were arrested in the early hours of 25 May last year. Five were charged with leadership of a terrorist organisation and three others with membership of a terrorist organisation.
Among them is Gonul Erden, a former co-presi