Unionization in the Transport Sector

The unionization rate in the Transportation Business Line is 10% in 2023 and has decreased by 73% in 20 years.

9.69% of workers in the Transportation Business Branch are unionized, and the unionization rate has been decreasing every year since 2003.

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Toplam İşçi Sendikalı Sayısı Sendikalaşma Oranı Toplam İşçi Sendikalı Sayısı Sendikalaşma Oranı Sendika Sayısı
2003 4.686.618 2.717.326 57,98% 230.484 82.938 35,98% 11
2004 4.857.792 2.806.927 57,78% 235.554 84.033 35,67% 11
2005 4.970.784 2.901.943 58,38% 246.570 90.983 36,90% 12
2006 5.088.515 2.987.431 58,71% 258.068 95.511 37,01% 12
2007 5.210.046 3.043.732 58,42% 272.551 98.002 35,96% 10
2008 5.349.828 3.137.819 58,65% 289.445 102.458 35,40% 10
2009 5.434.433 3.205.662 58,99% 299.694 105.772 35,29% 10
2013 10.881.618 1.001.671 9,21% 814.943 48.283 5,92% 10
2014 11.600.554 1.096.540 9,45% 857.117 56.013 6,54% 12
2015 12.180.945 1.297.464 10,65% 892.984 74.920 8,39% 14
2016 12.663.783 1.514.053 11,96% 915.152 82.338 9,00% 16
2017 12.699.769 1.546.565 12,18% 909.475 86.134 9,47% 13
2018 13.844.196 1.714.397 12,38% 946.580 90.597 9,57% 15
2019 13.411.983 1.859.038 13,86% 922.654 96.936 10,51% 13
2020 13.856.801 1.917.893 13,84% 1.011.442 103.465 10,23% 15
2021 14.371.096 2.069.476 14,40% 1.017.222 95.663 9,40% 17
2022 15.294.362 2.189.645 14,32% 1.120.731 102.365 9,13% 18
2023 16.163.549 2.330.988 14,42% 1.188.793 115.152 9,69% 21
  • Transportation Business Line: “Transportation” and “Shipbuilding and Maritime Transportation, Storage and Warehousing”
  • The data are for the month of “January” of each year.
  • Data Access Date: 15.07.2023
  • There is no data for 2012, 2011 and 2010.
  • While DOK GEMİ-İŞ (Turkish Port, Dock and Ship Industry) and LİMTER-İŞ (Port, Shipyard, Shipbuilding and Repair) Workers’ Unions were shown under the “Ship” group between 2003-2009, TÜRKİYE DOK GEMİ-İŞ (Turkey Port , Dock and Ship Industry) and LİMTER-İŞ (Shipbuilding and Marine Transportation, Storage and Warehousing Workers’ Union) Workers’ Union are shown under the “Shipbuilding and Marine Transportation, Storage and Warehousing” group for the years 2013-2021.
  • While TÜRK DENİZ-İŞ (Turkish Seafarers’ Union) was shown under the “Transportation” group between 2003-2009, TÜRK DENİZ-İŞ (Turkish Seafarers’ Union) was shown under the “Shipbuilding and Marine Transportation, Storage and Warehousing” group between 2013-2021. .
  • Some of the “worker” unions shown in the Communiqués on the Number of Workers and the Number of Members of Trade Unions are not included in the “worker” unions shown in the “Statistics on Trade Unions” link.