What was the Labor Platform trying to say?

However, I would like to apologize to them and ask them to explain what they were protesting and why. There has been a breakdown in communications between the Labor Platform and the people.
The government wants to transfer the Social Security Authority (SSK) hospitals to the Health Ministry. They are repportedly trying to establish a system in which all insured people will be able to receive treatment at any hospital they want, including military facilities. The government intends to implement a national health insurance program in 2005.
The Labor Platform objects to that.

I listened to the speeches and didn’t understand a thing.
The rally was huge, colorful and impressive; however, the unions failed to get their message across. We couldn’t understand why they objected to the idea or their attitude.
At the same rally, the unions also objected to the government’s intention of closing down the Village Services Department.
Why?
This wasn’t clear, either.
There were some things that were clear, like people’s objections to their living standards and the U.S. actions in Fallujah.
I don’t think I’m alone in this respect.

The government shouldn’t make this mistake

If the latest reports are right, it will be very unfortunate.
It is being said that the Prime Ministry Human Rights Advisory Board, which sparked a controversy with its “minority rights,” will be abolished and replaced by an entirely autonomous body called the National Human Rights Board.
Isn’t this just a typical “official” reaction?
You establish an advisory board to present you with deferring opinions and visions. You bring together various people from opposing groups and portray a very civilized and proper attitude on the road to Europe.
Everything is good until then.

Later, this board comes to you with a report that runs counter to the official stance, and a controversy erupts. The report is criticized. The board is ignored and its members are condemned.
Do you know why?

Just because they strayed from the official stance and thought differently.
What we expected the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government to do was to say, “This report presents a different point of view; however, we don’t share it.” Unfortunately the AKP behaved just like other governments we had and showed that it didn’t approve of any opinion that didn’t match theirs.
I still can’t understand why the board needs to be abolished. This is not an attitude that does service to a government that intends to take us to Europe.