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Friday, August 05, 2005

A Crucible in Turkey - New York Times

"A Crucible in Turkey
Lynsey Addario for The New York Times

Workers at the Erdemir plant, a steel maker controlled by the government, fear that its proposed sale would endanger their jobs.

By MARK LANDLER
Published: August 5, 2005

EREGLI, Turkey - A fierce-looking banner strung between two trees in this hillside town on the Black Sea sums up how the locals here feel about the steel factory that is their principal employer: 'Erdemir is our sweat,' it proclaims. 'Each of us would die for it.'"

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