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Only three out of every ten women are in the workforce

Only three out of every ten women are in the workforce

The 8 March Women's Labor Report prepared by Genel-İş union highlights that women are being squeezed between the roles of "cheap labor" and "sanctified motherhood."

817 Women Lose Their Lives in Occupational Homicides in 7 Years

HEALTH AND SAFETY LABOR WATCH REPORT

817 Women Lose Their Lives in Occupational Homicides in 7 Years

According to the figures shared by the Health and Safety Labor Watch on the occasion of International Women’s Day, at least 817 women workers lost their lives in occupational homicides in Turkey from 2013 to 2019.

10-Hour Shift of Agricultural Women Workers in the Sun in 40 Degrees - PHOTO GALLERY

10-Hour Shift of Agricultural Women Workers in the Sun in 40 Degrees - PHOTO GALLERY

Women wake up at around 5 in the morning to go to work. When the clock hits 7 a.m., they set to work in the field. Having two 15-minute breaks all through the day, women are given an hour to have lunch.

19 July 2019 Ferid Demirel

Support by Feminists to Flormar Resistance

Support by Feminists to Flormar Resistance

Feminists have come together with 120 Flormar women workers, who were fired for joining union.

Over 580 Women Workers Lose Their Lives in Last 5 Years

İSİG COUNCIL

Over 580 Women Workers Lose Their Lives in Last 5 Years

More than 90 percent of 580 women workers were not members of a labor union and 75 percent of them were informally employed. According to the Association for Labor Health and Occupational Safety, neither the government, nor the labor unions have a policy reassuring women workers.

Court of Appeal: Leave of Employment for Familial Reasons is Rightful Termination for Women

Court of Appeal: Leave of Employment for Familial Reasons is Rightful Termination for Women

The Court of Appeal has acknowledged leave of employment for familial reasons is a rightful termination for women and ruled that fine be paid.

28 November 2016