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EU signboard removed from Adana workshop where child worker died

EU signboard removed from Adana workshop where child worker died

"In Adana, from June to September, when schools are closed, child laborers are employed in workshops in large numbers. The whole city knows this fact. The state and the Ministry of Labor know it too. But everyone turns a blind eye."

13 June 2024 Hikmet Adal

Court blocks access to reports about employment agency official's deceptive conduct towards job-seeking women

Court blocks access to reports about employment agency official's deceptive conduct towards job-seeking women

Gıyas Güven was accused of enticing women seeking employment by promising them jobs and engaging in sexual relationships with them.

Is Turkey's employment agency engaged in 'fictitious' employment?

Is Turkey's employment agency engaged in 'fictitious' employment?

Between 2014 and 2022, the number of individuals placed in jobs by İŞKUR exceeded the total population growth, employment growth, and the increase in "insured employment" in Turkey.

3 July 2023 Sinan Ok

Government ends short-time work allowance payments amid height of pandemic

Government ends short-time work allowance payments amid height of pandemic

Some 1.3 million people in Turkey were paid a short time work allowance in February, according to the state employment agency.