Tekgıda-İş Sendikası

What Tekgıda-İş Sendikası does

Tekgıda-İş Sendikası is Turkey's largest trade union in the food industry sector, founded on April 13, 1952 through the federation of nine unions and headquartered in İstanbul's Beşiktaş district. The union represents workers employed in food and beverage manufacturing, tobacco processing, and related supply chain operations across Turkey, maintaining collective bargaining agreements (Toplu İş Sözleşmesi) with 70+ employers including major multinationals such as Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Nestlé, Cargill, Mondelez, Ferrero, BAT, and Anadolu Efes, alongside large domestic producers.

The union delivers a portfolio of member services built around its core statutory function of collective bargaining: legal representation, occupational health and safety advisory, social security guidance, women's committee programming, and structured training through the Sendika Akademisi (Union Academy). Its infrastructure includes a digital identity platform (Dijital Kimlik), e-Devlet government portal integration, a video channel (Tekgıda TV), and a dedicated training resort in Seferihisar. Operating reach extends through 20 branch offices and three contact offices covering key industrial cities including İstanbul (both European and Anatolian sides), Ankara, Bursa, Eskişehir, İzmir, Adana, and Kocaeli.

Tekgıda-İş is affiliated with the TÜRK-İŞ confederation, Turkey's largest labor confederation, and holds memberships in the IUF (International Union of Food Workers) and EFFAT (European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions), providing transnational bargaining and training linkages. The union adopted ILO Convention 190 through a Zero Tolerance Policy on Violence and Harassment in Working Life and participates in coalition platforms including SGBP and the Kadın Emeği Platformu. Revenue is generated entirely through membership dues; the organization operates as a member-owned democratic association rather than a commercial enterprise.

Name

Tekgıda-İş Sendikası

Legal name

Tekgıda-İş Sendikası

Website

https://tekgida.org.tr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1952

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Tekgıda-İş Sendikası is Turkey's largest food industry trade union, representing workers at 70+ companies across food, beverage, and tobacco manufacturing through collective bargaining and member services since 1952.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

İstanbul

HQ country

Türkiye

HQ region

Europe

Offices21 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Tekgıda-İş Sendikası is a Turkish trade union founded on April 13, 1952, that represents workers employed in food, beverage, and tobacco manufacturing companies across Turkey. It negotiates collective bargaining agreements (Toplu İş Sözleşmesi), provides legal representation, occupational health and safety support, women's committee programs, training through its Union Academy (Sendika Akademisi), social security advisory, and digital membership services (Dijital Kimlik) through a branch network of 20 offices plus contact offices.

Product overview

Tekgıda-İş Sendikası is a trade union for food industry workers in Turkey, offering member services through a unified platform rather than a modular software product. The union provides digital membership services via Dijital Kimlik (Digital Identity), video content through Tekgıda TV, collective bargaining services, union academy training programs, women's committees for gender equality advocacy, occupational health and safety advisory services, and social security information support. These services work together to serve the union's core mission of representing and protecting food industry workers' rights in Turkey.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Toplu Sözleşme (Collective Bargaining)

Named customers76 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• TÜRK-İŞ (Türkiye İşçi Sendikaları Konfederasyonu)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTekgıda-İş is affiliated with TÜRK-İŞ, Turkey's largest labor confederation. The union participates in confederation-wide activities, campaigns, and policy advocacy. The confederation celebrated its 74th founding anniversary in 2026. Tekgıda-İş takes part in TÜRK-İŞ organized international training programs, including one held in Japan.
• IUF (International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTekgıda-İş is a member of the IUF, the international union federation representing food industry workers globally. The union participates in IUF women's committee meetings and international solidarity initiatives.
• EFFAT (European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTekgıda-İş is a member of EFFAT, the European federation of food, agriculture, and tourism trade unions. Union representatives participate in EFFAT Executive Committee and Sectoral Executive Board meetings in Brussels, including sessions on June 9-10, 2026, April 23, 2026, and November 12-13, 2025. EFFAT addresses organizational strengthening strategies, sector reports, membership systems, social dialogue, international trade policies, and financial matters.
• Sendikal Güç Birliği Platformu (SGBP)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerTekgıda-İş participates in the Sendikal Güç Birliği (Union Solidarity Power) Platform, a coalition of trade unions. The platform coordinates joint actions including women's committee activities, demonstrations against gender-based violence, and advocacy against unfair employment packages. The SGBP Women's Coordination Committee organizes joint events on International Women's Day and November 25 (Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women).
• Kadın Emeği Platformu (KEP)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerTekgıda-İş participates in the Kadın Emeği Platformu (Women's Labor Platform), a coalition initiated by DİSK, KESK, and the Turkish Medical Association, bringing together 40+ organizations including trade unions, feminist groups, political party women's wings, and women's NGOs. The platform organized a forum titled 'AKP's Women's Employment Package: A Gift for Whom?' in November 2013 to critique government employment policies affecting women.
• İSİG Kadın Meclisi (Occupational Health and Safety Women's Assembly)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerTekgıda-İş participates in the İSİG Kadın Meclisi, which organizes workshops and conferences on occupational health and safety issues specific to women workers. The union has been involved in initiatives such as the 'We Work at Home and at Work, We Don't Want to Lose Our Health' workshop series in Çerkezköy, addressing workplace safety concerns of women in manufacturing.
• ILO (International Labour Organization)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTekgıda-İş has adopted the ILO Convention 190 on Violence and Harassment in the World of Work and developed a 'Zero Tolerance Policy Document on Violence and Harassment in Working Life' aligned with this convention. The union also participated in the ILO Turkey Office and Social Partners joint initiative for a working life compliant with ILO 190.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• UFCW International Union: Largest private-sector union in the U.S. and Canada, representing workers in food processing, meatpacking, grocery, and related sectors. Comparable as a sector-defining food industry union, but operating in a different geography, labor law regime, and confederation structure.
• Unite the Union: Major UK and Ireland general union with significant food manufacturing and agricultural membership. Comparable in sector overlap and collective bargaining focus, but functions within a different legal framework and geography.

Others

• KESK (Kamu Emekçileri Sendikaları Konfederasyonu): Confederation of public sector unions in Turkey. Operates as a coalition partner in cross-confederation labor initiatives (such as the Kadın Emeği Platformu) where Tekgıda-İş participates, rather than as a direct competitor in food sector bargaining.

Direct peers

• Tez-Koop-İş Sendikası: TÜRK-İŞ-affiliated union covering trade, commerce, cooperative, and food-related workers in Turkey. A direct peer in organizational structure, target workforce (including food services), and confederation affiliation.
• Birleşik Metal-İş Sendikası: DİSK-affiliated metal workers union, one of Turkey's largest industrial unions by membership. Comparable as a similarly scaled sector-specific union competing with TÜRK-İŞ affiliates in the broader industrial workforce landscape.
• Tarım-İş Sendikası: TÜRK-İŞ-affiliated union representing agricultural workers. Comparable as a sibling TÜRK-İŞ union operating in a closely adjacent upstream sector of the food value chain, with similar collective bargaining and dues-funded operating model.
• Türk Metal Sendikası: The largest TÜRK-İŞ-affiliated sector union in Turkey, representing metalworkers. It is structurally comparable to Tekgıda-İş as a similarly scaled, industry-specific, TÜRK-İŞ-affiliated union with national branch networks and collective bargaining focus.
• Petrol-İş Sendikası: TÜRK-İŞ-affiliated union representing petroleum, chemical, and rubber workers. Comparable as another large sector-based TÜRK-İŞ union with multi-region branches, collective bargaining agreements, and similar governance and dues-funded operating model.

Broad incumbents

• Hak-İş (Hak İşçi Sendikaları Konfederasyonu): The third major Turkish labor confederation, with affiliated unions across food, manufacturing, and services. Serves as a broad incumbent competitor for workplace authorizations that Tekgıda-İş currently holds across the food sector.
• DİSK (Devrimci İşçi Sendikaları Konfederasyonu): A major competing Turkish labor confederation, with affiliated food and industrial unions that contest workplace authorizations against Tekgıda-İş and its TÜRK-İŞ peers. Operates as a broad incumbent at the confederation level rather than a direct sector competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/tekgida
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC7mb8F2I5Qacri_uev1Ajbg
• Facebookfacebook.com/tekgida
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tekg%C4%B1da-i%C5%9F-sendikas%C4%B1
• Instagraminstagram.com/tekgidais

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

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