labor/economy

09:38

Maryam Rouhani began to work as a hairdresser and then she became a car mechanic. “Despite many challenges such as heavy working conditions and unsuitability of the workplace, I will continue to work even if I have to break gender stereotypes,” Maryam Rouhani said the door of the business life didn’t easily open for women.

13:17

Disabled Samaneh Mohsenpour has become the first wheelchair mechanic in Iran Golestan Province. She applied for a loan to open a repair shop and her application was rejected, but she never gave up and rented a storeroom with her own means to repair wheelchairs.

17:57

Workplace accidents killed at least 249 workers in April in Turkey; 19 of them were women, says the report published by the Workers' Health and Occupational Safety Council (ISIG).

14:02

In the past, most people sent cards to each other to celebrate special days but this culture has been disappeared in many countries but not in Palestine. Still, most Palestinians have sent special day cards to their friends, relatives. Shehid El Hisin has produced colorful special day cards to make a living.

13:15

Women’s employment rate is very low in Egypt. But there is also an invisible side of employment: women participating in production from their homes without any guarantee. The number of these women is quite high.

13:42

We spoke to working women in Southern Kurdistan, where women’s labor force participation rate is very low. The women told us they had faced many difficulties before starting their working life. The rate of women’s participation in the labor force is 11 percent in the Kurdistan Region in Iraq.

14:26

Trade Union of Employees in Public Health and Social Services (SES) issued a written statement to mark the International Day of the Midwife, celebrated every year on May 5. Midwives demand their roles and responsibilities to be clarified and their professional independence to be reinstated.

15:11

Firik is planted in the fall and grows over winter to be harvested in early summer. Some researchers say that Firik is a type of wheat and grows especially in the Euphrates basin. These days, Firik has been harvested and it will be one of the basic foods such as bulgur and rice. People serve Firik when they have special guests.

09:35

Nevin Kızılöz, Representative of the Ankara Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey (DİSK) Women's Commission, criticized the ban on Labor Day celebrations in Turkey saying, “We will keep hanging our posters and banners on our buildings, workplaces, homes, streets, and squares for Labor Day and we will announce our demands. We will turn our houses, workplaces and streets into space for Labor Day with the slogan ‘We Are Here and We Will Build A New World By Ourselves.'”

16:25

“Although 10 to 15 thousand employees lost their lives due to occupational diseases, which we describe as workplace homicide over the long term, according to official statistics nobody seems to have died since 2013,” said social scientist Aslı Odman.

09:40

Iman Süleyman bought a bag of flour to make bread in Til Temir and now she has her own bakery. “Women can work in every field under all conditions. We can heal the wounds of war with solidarity,” she said.

10:38

Felek Tülay collects flower seeds from Hevsel Gardens and plants them on her balcony. She then sells the colorful flowers to stand on her own feet.

10:21

Naya Detergent Factory was opened by Raqqa Municipality Women’s Bureau four months ago. Only women have worked in the factory. 40 percent of the factory's income will be used for new projects promoting women's employment.

16:29

Female sellers have been fined by the appointed mayor of Amed’s Bağlar Municipality for refusing male sellers to work in “Jiyan District Market”, all-women district market.

09:42

With the arrival of spring, fresh herbs are available on the mountains. Melek Özdemir earns her living by selling these herbs after collecting them on mountains.

08:50

Sevim Kızıltepe lives on the outskirts of Karacadağ and her strong stance inspires every woman in her village. Sevim, who is called “veterinarian” by the villagers, told us that she cannot live without her animals.

15:26

The Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey has released its Employment Monitoring Bulletin. The bulletin reveals that the rate of women among all insured employees decreased from 31.3 percent in early 2020 to 30.7 percent in January 2021.

13:15

50-year-old Aliye Musa is a victim of child marriage. She was subjected to violence by her husband for years but she has started her own farm to end violence. Aliye has planted hundreds of trees and fed animals on her farm. She has also employed many people. “I can tell all women what they should do to stand on their own feet,” Aliye said.

09:29

In Libya, many women and children have died due to the long hours of power outages and the use of generators. Marwa Al Urfi is a businesswoman, who solves this problem by producing energy from the sun. Marwa wants to create employment for women.

18:03

The carpets woven by women are not only carpets but also the lives of women. Qumriye Mustafa has spent her life weaving carpets. Let’s read her story.