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ILO and TURKSTAT Sign Cooperation Protocol to Reduce Gender Pay Gap in Turkey

The Cooperation Protocol aims to calculate gender pay gap and take steps to reduce accordingly, and contribute to ultimately achieving gender equality and improving decent work conditions for women

The National Technical Team, Who Prepared Turkey’s first-ever Action Plan on Women's Employment, Holds Its First Meeting for Effective...

The National Technical Team (NTT) held its first meeting on 14 January 2020 in Ankara in the Phase II of the project to effectively monitor and ensure implementation of Turkey’s first-ever Action Plan focusing on women’s employment, created in the...

ILO Office for Turkey Releases a Book on 100 Years of ILO-Turkey Relations

Director Özcan: “Telling the story of 100 years of Turkish relations with ILO, the longest-standing organisation of our present international system, the book is a valuable work that casts light on an important but not well known process through...

SADA Women’s Cooperative in Turkey was selected as one of the 10 projects for scaling up by the Paris Peace Forum

The cooperative was formed by women from host and refugee communities to undertake collective income generation activities with the support of the ILO. The cooperative was selected as one of ten projects to be scaled up and mentored by the Paris...

ILO kicks off a project on social and solidarity economy policies in Asia

An official of ILO COOP participated in a kick-off meeting of the ILO project on strengthening the social and solidarity economy (SSE) in Asia, held in conjunction with the annual conference of the Asian Solidarity Economy Council (ASEC), Asian hub...

ILO COOP sends a message of support for a Local Workshop of Young European Cooperators’ Network

Research Department Working Paper n°46

Identifying Syrian Refugees in Turkish Microdata

This article proposes a strategy to identify Syrian refugees in Turkey’s Household Labour Force Survey (HLFS) using propensity score matching. This methodology is then used to find the actual geographical distribution of Syrian refugees in Turkey.

“Social Compliance” booklets which were prepared in cooperation with ILO Office for Turkey and İstanbul Apparel Exporters’ Association...

SADA Women’s Cooperative at Antalya Festival of Women’s Cooperatives

SADA Women’s Cooperative supported under the Project “Strengthening the Resilience of Syrian Women and Girls” being implemented by UN Women with ILO and ASAM as implementing partners participated in the 2nd Festival of Women’s Cooperatives organised...

Gaziantep University and SADA Women’s Cooperative Holds Joint Workshop

The Shoe-upping Workshop of SADA Women’s Cooperative supported under the Project “Strengthening the Resilience of Syrian Women and Girls” being implemented by UN Women with ILO and ASAM as implementing partners held a 5-day workshop with instructors...

SADA Women’s Cooperative in Turkey selected for the Paris Peace Forum

Roll-out of Think.Coop continues in Turkey, now also extending to rural areas

ILO’s Think.Coop training tool has been rolled out in Turkey by Youth Deal Cooperative - Turkey’s first youth-led social cooperative that aims to provide sustainable employment solutions for disadvantaged groups including youth.

SADA Women Development and Solidarity Centre Completes the Sixth Round of Seminars

The seminars on rights at work and fundamental rights in Turkey were held on 17-25 June 2019 in the GESOB Events Hall with the participation of beneficiaries who completed the basic life skills and occupational training courses in the SADA Women...

Lessons learned from the ILO’s Refugee Response Programme in Turkey - Supporting livelihood opportunities for refugees and host communities

This report examines lessons learned in the ILO Turkey’s Refugee Response Programme, which supports mainly Syrian refugees, but also includes non-Syrian refugees, and host communities.

Lessons learned from the ILO’s Refugee Response Programme in Turkey - Supporting livelihood opportunities for refugees and host communities

This report examines lessons learned in the ILO Turkey’s Refugee Response Programme, which supports mainly Syrian refugees, but also includes non-Syrian refugees, and host communities.

ILO contributes to a conference in Turkey on renewable energy through a video message

Vice President Fuat Oktay represented Turkey in ILO’s International Labour Conference at Geneva

Vice President Fuat Oktay represented Turkey at the 108th Session of the International Labour Conference which started on 10 June 2019 at Geneva and celebrated the Centenary of the International Labour Organization (ILO).

Vocational training

New job new life

Syrian refugee, Muhammed Najjar, arrived in Turkey with his family, not knowing the language or having the means to earn an income. After taking part in the ILO’s Workplace Adaptation programme, not only does he have a job, he’s also been able to...

12th Session of the Labour Assembly

A shared history

In an address to Turkey’s Labour Assembly, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder spoke of the shared history between the ILO and modern Turkey.

Vocational training

A dream fulfilled against the odds

Boshra Shaal is one of thousands of Syrian refugees in Turkey who have taken part in vocational training and Turkish language courses run by the ILO, in cooperation with local partners. The training has helped her realise her dream of becoming a...