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<H4 id=article_title>Turkish City Cuts Salaries of Abusive Employees</H4>
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<P>One city in Turkey has <A
href="http://www.bianet.org/english/gender/124452-diyarbakir-municipalities-cut-salaries-of-violent-employees">authorized</A>
for half of the salaries of six employees to be paid to their wives because of
domestic abuse. <BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>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." <BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR><BR><BR></P></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>