The training on “Role of Worker and Employer Organisations for Access of Foreigners under Temporary Protection to Decent Work” was delivered in Ankara, Gaziantep and Adana with the participation of worker and employer organisations.

ILO Office in Turkey delivered the two-day training on “Role of Worker and Employer Organisations for Access of Foreigners under Temporary Protection to Decent Work” in three cities with the participation of worker and employer organisations under the project “Promoting Decent Work Opportunities for Syrian and Host Communities in Turkey”. Four training sessions was delivered by Prof. Dr. Seyhan Erdoğdu and Prof. Dr. Kezban Çelik on 20-21 and 22-23 February in Ankara, 27-28 February in Gaziantep and 01-02 March in Adana. The training participants included TÜRK-İŞ, HAK-İŞ, DİSK and affiliated unions, TİSK and affiliated employer organisations, TESK and affiliated chambers of tradesmen and craftsmen, federations of tradesmen and craftsmen from Ankara, Istanbul, Gaziantep, Şanlıurfa, Hatay, Adana and Mersin.


The training sessions covered the legal status of foreigners under temporary protection, welfare aids provided, status in work life and policies of employer and tradesmen organisations, public institutions, NGOs and international organisations; and work was undertaken to increase awareness of participants on these topics. During the group work sessions in the second day of training, participants discussed and developed project ideas on what might be done for the access of foreigners under temporary protection to decent work.