[PAA-Discuss] Turkish city cuts salaries of Abusive employees

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Turkish City Cuts Salaries of Abusive Employees

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One city in Turkey has authorized
<http://www.bianet.org/english/gender/124452-diyarbakir-municipalities-cut-s
alaries-of-violent-employees>  for half of the salaries of six employees to
be paid to their wives because of domestic abuse. 

Such compensation is authorized under the Family Protection Law, passed in
April by the Diyarbakır Centre Sur District Municipality, Turkish
Municipalities and the trade union for municipal workers. In addition, if a
man is violent more than once, he may be fired.

Deputy Mayor Gülbahar Örmek explains the aim is to empower women
economically. "A woman who leaves her home because of domestic violence can
go to her father or other relatives with a certain force. Thus, the support
for them increases." 

A copy of the act was given and explained to the employees' wives. "Some
women who were treated violently were ashamed to apply to us so we
established contact with them," Örmek revealed.

If the man has more than one wife, the salary and severance pay are given to
the wife of the official marriage with the expectation that she will share
it with the other wives. This stipulation seems a bit problematic since the
compensation will not necessarily be given to the actual victim of abuse,
but at least the husband will still suffer the consequences.

The act also rewards employees for sending their daughters to college with a
bonus of of TL 100 (approximately $65 USD) provided they present a
certificate. Örmek claims the act has received a positive response.





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