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2021 Report of the ILO Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations is Released

The report presents the analyses relating to the implementation of international labour standards at country level with reference to observations provided by governments, and employers’ and workers’ associations. The situation in Turkey this year...

The UN Resident Coordinator in Turkey and ILO Turkey Director Call for Taking Action to End Child Labour

On the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour, the UN Resident Coordinator in Turkey and ILO Turkey Director call for taking action to end child labour through individual and corporate pledges. - Rodriguez and Özcan: “Do your share,...

Working from home

ILO Turkey’s report reveals home-based work is primarily shaped by gender roles

A report by the ILO Office for Turkey on home-based work – the oldest form of work that has become even more widespread in the times of COVID-19 pandemic – reveals the gender-based dimensions of home-based work. “Home bounded – Global outreach:...

Joint ILO - UNDP Action Supports Local Crafts and Small Artisans in Turkey’s Gaziantep for Face Mask Production against the Coronavirus...

UNDP and ILO joint action with EU-KfW funding will support Gaziantep Union of Chambers of Artisans and Craftsmen (GESOB) with production and delivery of 25,000 face masks daily. The masks will meet the needs of thousands of workers in the city’s...

Video

Social protection for all extends with KIGEP

The Transition to Formality Programme (KIGEP) is a flagship programme of the ILO Office for Turkey and implemented in close cooperation with the Social Security Institution. Established 3 years ago, and extended with the finance of Federal Republic...

How do you establish a cooperative?

ILO Office for Turkey supports you to take one step forward to your dreams!

ILO COOP 100 – ILO PROSPECTS Webinar: The role of cooperatives and social and solidarity organizations in forced displacement contexts

The webinar was organized by ILO COOP and ILO PROSPECTS to highlight the role and contributions of cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy organizations (SSEOs) in forced displacement contexts, and the work of both field practitioners...

Workshop

ILO and UNDP Partnership Moves Forward Unabatedly

The second of the workshop series on Impact of COVID-19 on Youth Unemployment will meet followers on 23.12.2020 organised by the ILO and UNDP partnership.

Cooperation initiative between Turkey and Colombia will foster capacities for access to decent work for all during and beyond COVID-19

Decent work is the root of social cohesion and the catalyst for employment opportunities and social protection as well as an essential response to the COVID-19 pandemic. With this in mind, the ILO facilitated two webinars on labour market...

KARSAN becomes the first company in Turkey implementing the “Zero Tolerance Policy for Violence at Work” under the scope of ILO’s Violence...

Building on the training provided by ILO to take significant steps towards becoming a gender-responsive company, KARSAN formulated its Gender Equality Policy and became the first company that integrated Zero Tolerance Policy for Violence into its...

ILO COOP 100 Interview

ILO COOP 100 Interview with Ünal Örnek, Coordinator of the Central Union of Turkish Forestry Cooperatives (ORKOOP)

Established in March 1920, the ILO’s Cooperatives Unit marks its Centenary in 2020. On this occasion, the ILO COOP 100 Interview series features past and present ILO colleagues and key partners who were closely engaged in the ILO's work on...

Interactive Workshop

ILO and UNDP join forces for the youth!

Joining forces to assess the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the youth and enable their voice, ILO and UNDP set out to help the youth deal with the challenges of finding jobs in the post-pandemic period, and most importantly, maintain their...

ILO – Ferrero partnership aims to eliminate child labour in hazelnut harvesting in Turkey

Ferrero is supporting the ILO to implement a 40-month project In Turkey to contribute to the elimination of the worst forms of child labour in seasonal agriculture in hazelnut harvesting.

Global Compact on Migration

UNECE region reviews Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration

ILO COOP/SSE Chiefs across time

This page provides bibliographies of the chiefs and heads of the ILO's Cooperative, social and solidarity economy Unit (COOP/SSE)since its establishment in 1920.

Gender Wage Gap is 15.6% in Turkey, according to the joint study by ILO Turkey Office and TURKSTAT

On a webinar on 30 September 2020, the ILO Office for Turkey and TURKSTAT revealed that gender wage widens as age increases and educational level decreases.

ILO and TurkStat jointly prepared a Report on “Measuring The Gender Wage Gap: Turkey Case”

ILO Provides Support to Cooperatives

The ILO Office for Turkey supports cooperatives and launches a series of webinars to cast light on their problems.

Good News from ILO Office for Turkey and Kodluyoruz Association

Good news from ILO Office for Turkey and Kodluyoruz Association to the youth who wish to have careers in technology.

Op-Ed

On the Recognition of 18 September as Equal Pay Day, Call from ILO and UN WOMEN Turkey Directors for “Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value” :...

Numan ÖZCAN, Director of ILO Turkey / Asya VARBANOVA, Director of UN WOMEN Turkey