News

December 2020

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

    03 December 2020

    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 corporate policy in line with ILO’s Violence and Harassment Convention

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    COVID-19 drives wages down, new ILO report finds

    02 December 2020

    Even before the COVID pandemic hit, hundreds of millions of workers worldwide were being paid less than the minimum wage.

November 2020

  1. Fallout of COVID-19: Working moms are being squeezed out of the labour force

    30 November 2020

    A workable balance is what parents are desperately trying to find in these uncertain times. Even in “normal” times, the balance between work and family has not been an easy one to achieve. The challenge is not new, especially for women. But the pandemic is shining a stadium size light to the problem, can it also shine light on the solution?

  2. ILO and UNDP join forces for the youth!

    30 November 2020

    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 motivation.

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    Supporting high skilled workers can benefit many

    29 November 2020

    Roz Alothman, 21, Hashem Alajanji, 20 and Azat Hannan, 26 are Syrian, young and motivated employees working in a health assistance company in İzmir, Turkey. They are among over 4,288 employees whose employers receive incentives under the Transition to Formality Programme (Kayıtlı İstihdama Geçiş Programı-KİGEP), a flagship programme of the ILO Office for Turkey implemented in close cooperation with the Social Security Institution (SSI) under the Turkish Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Services. Implemented over 3 years and extended under the name KİGEP “Plus”, both Syrian and Turkish employees are supported through their employers.

  4. The Affects of COVID-19 on Employment in Turkey

    27 November 2020

  5. Film director wins ILO prize for gender based violence documentary

    25 November 2020

    The winning short film touches on fundamental gender and child rights’ issues addressed by the International Labour Organization.

  6. A New Era Starts in Combating Child Labour in Seasonal Agriculture

    23 November 2020

    Funded by the European Union, it will be Turkey’s largest project in its domain.

  7. Kids United sings against child labour

    20 November 2020

    French youth music group, Kids United New Generation, has lent their voices to the ILO’s global campaign to end child labour. Their latest song highlights the urgent need to take action and calls on governments and organizations around the world to do more.

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

    20 November 2020

    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.