content tagged with refugee workers

Fire in Mersin refugee workers' home kills two

Fire in Mersin refugee workers' home kills two

A fire broke out in a semi-wooden house where six Syrian refugee workers stay.

28 October 2024

Organ trafficking suspicions arise in killing of refugee worker in Turkey's Zonguldak

Organ trafficking suspicions arise in killing of refugee worker in Turkey's Zonguldak

Mohammad Nourtani was seriously injured while working in an unlicensed mine. The mine owners, who allegedly brought him to the surface while he was still alive, are accused of removing his organs and burning his body.

19 September 2024

Refugee mine worker’s killing: Defendants admit burning body to avoid mine closure

Refugee mine worker’s killing: Defendants admit burning body to avoid mine closure

The trial has begun for six individuals allegedly involved in the burning of the body of an Afghan worker who was killed in an accident in an unlicensed coal mine in Zonguldak.

Three farm workers, including two refugees, killed in traffic accident

Three farm workers, including two refugees, killed in traffic accident

A van carrying 14 agricultural workers veered off the road and crashed into a field in Bursa.

'They fear to go to work': Demonstration against Syrian refugees in Turkey's industrial hotbed

'They fear to go to work': Demonstration against Syrian refugees in Turkey's industrial hotbed

A dispute between a Syrian and a local family turned into a anti-refugee demonstration in Kocaeli, northwestern Turkey.

3 July 2023 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Report: At least 828 refugee workers killed on the job in Türkiye in a decade

Report: At least 828 refugee workers killed on the job in Türkiye in a decade

The Health and Safety Labor Watch has released the Refugee Occupational Homicides report covering the work-related killings between 2013 and 2022.

19 December 2022

Pro-government business leader pleased with refugee workers as 'locals snub hard labor jobs'

Pro-government business leader pleased with refugee workers as 'locals snub hard labor jobs'

Last week, the interior minister said businesspeople who "exploit refugees" would be the first to object to their repatriation.

Report: Most refugee workers lost jobs, unable to benefit from social assistance during pandemic

Report: Most refugee workers lost jobs, unable to benefit from social assistance during pandemic

"We were completely forgotten in the pandemic time. We were presented with two options: Starving to death or getting a disease," says a refugee worker.

16 September 2020

‘Refugee Workers Work More, Get Paid Less’

‘Refugee Workers Work More, Get Paid Less’

The Leather, Textile, Shoe Workers’ Association has released its Refugee Workers Report. Based on face-to-face meetings with 100 workers in İzmir, the report documents the hardships experienced by refugee workers in their work lives.