labor/economy
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Covid-19 pandemic expands poverty
“Measures should be taken for women who are most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak, and women who have lost jobs and income should be supported. After the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak, the need for family caregivers, domestic workers, and long-term care workers increase, for this reason, public policies should be implemented. Jobs such as family caregivers, community-based health workers, domestic workers, and long-term care workers should be recognized as a public right,” said Deniz Beyazbulut, an expert from DİSK-AR, stating that women are more affected by unemployment and employment loss caused by Covid-19 pandemic, says
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Female sellers in marketplaces resist surviving!
Female sellers in marketplaces are also struggling against the increasing prices and restrictions imposed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. We talk to female sellers in marketplaces about the bad economic conditions and what they have faced due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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She makes a living from selling toast, soup
Garip Turhan is raising her three children by selling tea and soup in her toast house she opened in Sur district of Amed.
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Food prices increasing in Turkey
The food prices have seen an increase of up to 27.4 percent in Turkey, according to a research-based on the 77 most consumed food products. The expenses for food products increased by 4, 2 percent in January. In other words, the recent rise in the minimum wage has been overwhelmed by the inflation rate.
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She designs natural products!
Merve Alagil creates a living space for herself in Demircili Village of Urla district by leaving her very good job and city life behind. Merve, who has produced works of art in her workshop using the materials she collected from nature for four years, says that she discovers herself and her creativity in this way.
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“Women can do everything if they want”
Selin Cankul makes a living by making dream catchers at home during the Covid-19 pandemic. She says she relaxes both economically and psychologically by making dream catchers. She advises women to create a space where they can feel good during the pandemic.
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“We need to dream!”
All business sectors have been struggling against the Covid-19 pandemic. Some shopkeepers have already gone out of business. Ayla Uçar follows her dreams despite the difficult conditions of the pandemic. She is using all her saved money to open a bookstore called “Tante Rosa Bookstore.” She believes that we will be “each other’s remedy”.
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DİSK-AR: Unemployment rate for women stands at 41%
The Research Center of the Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey (DİSK-AR) has published a report on the rate of unemployment in Turkey against the unemployment rate prepared by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK). The women are the most affected by the pandemic and the unemployment rate for women stands at 41%, according to DİSK-AR.
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Small shopkeepers during the pandemic
Small shopkeepers that have managed to survive during the pandemic are in a very difficult situation. Outdoor dining has been banned in Turkey due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Cafe owners are resisting not closing their café restaurants by delivering food to the customers. Fadime Özbudun is one of them resisting not closing their café restaurants. She states that they have been left alone during that period and they will not be able to return if their restaurants are closed for a long time again.
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New emerging tech job: Content writers
As the development of technology completely removes some jobs from our lives, it also adds some new jobs. Ezgi İbili is one of the people working in these new jobs. She has worked as a content writer and she has even established her own digital advertising agency. We talk to her about how the contents of websites are created and what kind of job is content writing.
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Don’t poor people deserve to eat?
Leyla Aslan earns 500 TL (about 75 dollars) from her part-time job. “if the economy is doing well, why everything is getting more expensive? Why is poverty increasing? Why do people commit suicide?” asks Leyla to the government officials.
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Deepened Poverty: Women become unemployed
Women workers have entered 2021 with unemployment, insecurity, debt, and poverty. Women are most affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Millions of women around the world have become unemployed. Women have become poorer.
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Unregistered refugees in labor market
Refugees work between 13 and 14 hours per day without having insurance, social rights, security, and for peanuts and their work is unregistered. A field report conducted by Izza Leghtas, Human Rights Watch (HRW) Western Europe Researcher has also revealed these facts. The report says many employers are often reluctant to cover the costs of work permits and face the administrative hurdles of hiring a refugee so they prefer hiring informal refugees and most refugees are confined to low-paying jobs.