labor/economy

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The Women's Products Market opened by the Qamishlo Municipality is both a workplace and a space for women to socialize. Women working in the market read books written by female authors while drinking coffee or tea. Now, women have 14 stores in the market and they earn a living by selling their products.

14:03

The shop opened in Benghazi by Libyan Nisrîn Salim Etîqa, who produces beautiful objects by using date palm leaves, is a good place for everyone looking for souvenirs. Her shop is small but her skill is great. She told us she had many customers from other cities.

14:06

20-year-old Palestinian University student Xade Abu Semra set up a small candle workshop in her home stand on her own feet. She decided to make homemade candles while looking for a present for her one of friends. Now, she is a master in making candles. The only problem she has faced is the expensive costs of materials for making candles in Gaza city.

13:40

An Arab woman Sebah Nasir has ignored the bias of the society by riding a motorcycle for 10 years in Hasekê city of NE Syria. She has sold vegetables and fruits to stand on her own feet. Inspiring all women, Sebah states that women can overcome all difficulties with determination.

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“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 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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Garip Turhan is raising her three children by selling tea and soup in her toast house she opened in Sur district of Amed.

16:09

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.

09:41

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.

10:40

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.

09:56

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”.

15:01

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.