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Women allege unpaid labor in Bingöl craft course

Women allege unpaid labor in Bingöl craft course

Organizers of a vocational craft course allegedly forced dozens of women into unregistered labor, despite their initial enrollment to acquire vocational skills.

30 October 2023 Zeynep Akat

Women’s position in Türkiye’s agriculture remains fragile despite booming exports

Women’s position in Türkiye’s agriculture remains fragile despite booming exports

Agriculture is the country's largest informal economy and the largest employment sector for women, including refugees. Besides long working hours, 95 percent of the women in the sector work informally, while simultaneously being responsible for domestic tasks.

18 October 2022 Wouter Massink

'Women's labor force participation in Turkey lower than any European country'

'Women's labor force participation in Turkey lower than any European country'

Despite the trend of increase in the number of women employees in recent years, women's participation in the labor force is still low, says TEPAV.

‘Purple Summit’ by İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality

‘Purple Summit’ by İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality

In a first in its history, the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İMM) organized the Purple Summit, where women’s organizations and the İMM officials met.

25 June 2021 Evrim Kepenek

Turkey has the highest share of population outside labor force in Europe

Turkey has the highest share of population outside labor force in Europe

Some 45 percent of the people in the 15-64 age group in Turkey are neither employed nor looking for work.

23 June 2021 Hikmet Adal

Turkey's broad unemployment rate hits 27 percent as women affected much worse

DİSK-AR EMPLOYMENT REPORT

Turkey's broad unemployment rate hits 27 percent as women affected much worse

During the pandemic, women's employment was affected much more than men's as the broad unemployment rate for women was 35.8 percent in October, the report says.

12 January 2021

Number of Unemployed Women Has Increased by 52 Percent in 5 Years

UNION REPORT ON WOMEN’S LABOR

Number of Unemployed Women Has Increased by 52 Percent in 5 Years

The fifth annual Report on Women’s Labor in Turkey released by the DİSK/Genel-İş Union has shown that only 34.2 percent of women participate in work life and the number of unemployed women increased by 52 percent from 2014 to 2019.

'More Than 20 Million Women out of Worklife'

DİSK GENEL-İŞ WOMEN'S LABOR REPORT

'More Than 20 Million Women out of Worklife'

Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey (DİSK) has said in its new report that only three out of 10 women participates in the employment and that women earn less than men.

"If there is something you want to do, don't hesitate. Just try it."

WOMEN'S LABOR

"If there is something you want to do, don't hesitate. Just try it."

Esma Saçı sells a glass of tea at 50 kuruş from her tea shop. To escape from unemployment Saçı opened her own tea shop which is supported by the small-scale retailers of the vicinity.

8 September 2009 Bawer Çakır