TISK to take up child labor

The Turkish Confederation of Employers Unions (TISK) will host a regional conference on the elimination of child labour organized by the International Labor Organization (ILO) Bureau for Employers Activities (ACT/EMP) in Istanbul between September 27 and 28. According to a press release issued by TISK, the efforts of TISK to eliminate child labour was shown as an example at the 95th International Labor Conference held in Geneva in 2005. TISK will share the experience and know-how it has gained in 15 years under ILO International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC) with the employers unions of 12 countries. Representatives of the employers unions from Albania, Azarbaijan, Bosnia-Herzigovina, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan will attend the conference. TNA

***

6.3 million foreign tourists visit Antalya by air

The number of foreign tourists who arrived in southern province of Antalya by air in the first eight months of 2007 has reached 6.3 million. "There are many reasons why foreign tourists prefer to spend their vacations in Antalya. Right prices and service of high quality, Turkish hospitality and natural beauties all attract foreign tourists. While the number of tourists coming from the European Union has not changed compared to last year (except Britain and Belgium), the number of tourists coming from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and Balkan countries has risen," Osman Ayik, chairman of the Mediterranean Touristic Hotels and Entrepreneurs Union (AKTOB), said on Monday. Ayik told the A.A that by the end of 2007, eight million foreign tourists would have visited Antalya based on the recent trends. TNA

***

Kosovo 2007 World Caricature Festival

Two Turkish cartoonists won special awards in "Kosovo 2007" World Caricature Festival, held in Pristina.

Gurbuz Dogan Elcioglu and Oguz Gurel won special awards in the festival which hosted 542 caricaturists from 63 countries. Chinese Leng Mu won the "Grand Prix" of the festival where nearly 900 caricatures competed. TNA