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  1. News

    ILO Office for Turkey Newsletter (January - June)

    16 July 2019

  2. News

    Members of SADA Women’s Cooperative Receive Training on Pricing

    12 July 2019

    The members of the recently-operationalised SADA Women’s Cooperative received training on product pricing from Mr. Ömer Uçtu, Lecturer and Head of the Shoe-Design Department of Naci Topçuoğlu Vocational College of Gaziantep University. Fifty women partners of SADA Women’s Cooperative, workshop trainers and interpreters participated in the training on 5 July 2019.

  3. Trade unions

    ITUC Global Rights Index shows workers’ rights are frequently violated in Central and Eastern Europe

    09 July 2019

    The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) released in June its yearly Global Rights Index. For 2019, it shows that Central and Eastern Europe still has a long way to go before workers can access the rights laid down in international labour standards. Yet, there are also positive developments.

  4. International Day of Cooperatives

    Message from ILO's Director-General Guy Ryder for International Cooperative Day 2019

    05 July 2019

    The 2019 International Day of Cooperatives will be celebrated on Saturday 6 July. This year, in commemoration of the ILO’s centenary, the theme is "cooperatives for decent work" which is closely linked to SDG8. On this occasion ILO Director-General Guy Ryder has issued a video message.

  5. © Ion Buga 2019

    Rural job creation

    Local partnerships are best equipped to address local needs: ILO kicks off its first Local Employment Partnership project in Moldova

    05 July 2019

    The ILO initiative was launched on 18 April, 2019 in the Cahul district in partnership with the Ministry of Health, Labor and Social Protection, employers’ and workers’ organizations and with the participation of 20 public and private partners.

  6. International Day of Cooperatives 2019

    Message from the International Labour Organization (ILO) Director-General for the International Day of Cooperatives on 6 July 2019

    05 July 2019

    This year’s International Day of Cooperatives is focused on the theme, “Cooperatives for decent work”.

  7. News

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

    02 July 2019

    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 by Antalya Muratpaşa Municipality.

  8. Statement

    ILO Adopts Convention on Violence and Harassment at Work at the Centenary Meeting

    01 July 2019

    “The Convention’s message is clear: Violence exists in the world of work, and cannot be tolerated,” says Numan Özcan, Director of ILO Office for Turkey.

  9. News

    Gaziantep University and SADA Women’s Cooperative Holds Joint Workshop

    28 June 2019

    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 of the Shoe-Design Department of Naci Topçuoğlu Vocational College of Gaziantep University.

  10. News

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

    26 June 2019

    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 Development and Solidarity Centre under the Project “Strengthening the Resilience of Syrian Women and Girls” being implemented in Gaziantep by the ILO Office for Turkey in cooperation with UN Women and ASAM.