labor/economy
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Firyal Şêxo earns living by selling homemade products
Firyal Şêxo has been earning a living by making and selling homemade products in Qamishlo for five years. She wants to expand her business.
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Mahiya Yusuf provides employment to women by opening restaurant in Mosul
Mahiya Yusuf, who opened a restaurant after Mosul was liberated from ISIS, has provided employment to more than 30 women.
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Turkey: At least 1,803 agricultural workers die in last 10 years
In Turkey, at least 1,803 agricultural workers have died since 2013, according to the report released by the Laborer Health and Occupational Safety Assembly (İSİG).
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She has to work at 69 due to poverty
Since the Taliban took power in Afghanistan, many people have been living below the poverty line. Masoumeh Jafari, only breadwinner of her family of 14, has to work at 69.
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Fair in Mahabad gets no expected interest
Food and souvenir stands at the fair held in Mahabad, Rojhilat Kurdistan, have not gotten the expected interest due to high prices and low purchasing power.
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Women work in solidarity with each other in Lice to earn living
Women of the Lice Women’s Cooperative have rolled up their sleeves to make homemade tomato paste this month. The women work in solidarity with each other against the economic crisis.
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Women’s Assembly supports displaced women by developing projects
Afrin-Shahba Women’s Assembly develops projects on Shahba to empower displaced women economically.
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Tobacco harvesting makes farmers unhappy
Tobacco is the only source of living for Saliha Güneş, who has begun to harvest tobacco after planting tobacco in a rental land. She says her family members work under difficult conditions but cannot receive a recompense for their work.
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Tailor in Kobanê: I want to teach women how to sew
Xanim Elî, who has worked as a tailor in Kobanê for six years, wants to teach women how to sew in order to promote women’s economic empowerment.
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‘I will not close my shop and sit at home’
‘Everything is getting worse but I will not close my shop and sit at home,” said Müşerref Kılıç, who keeps baking tandoori bread along with three women despite the recent price hikes.
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Kongra Star provides employment opportunity to women
The Economy Committee of the Kongra Star have put many projects into practice in Kobanê Canton to promote women’s economic empowerment. 150 women have participated in the labor force thanks to these projects.
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Project in Gaza: Products from mushrooms
Palestinian woman Nagham Ghattas’s project provides employment to women by making products from mushrooms.
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Economic crisis affects beekeepers
Muhabbet Beşer has been working as a beekeeper in Gever for years. She broods about what she will do in winter due to fuel price hike.
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Palestinian Girls’ Club seeks to create new job opportunities for women
The Palestinian Girls’ Club (PGC) provides vocational training courses for women in order to create new job opportunities for them.
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New cooperative in Amed: The aim is to make women's labor visible
Şimel Women's Cooperative founded in Amed (Diyarbakır) aims to make women’s labor visible. Providing employment to women working from home, the cooperative also aims to minimize the impact of the economic crisis on women.
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Women working in agriculture in North Khorasan face labor exploitation
Women working in agriculture in North Khorasan Province face labor exploitation, law wages and rights violations. They have to keep working to earn a living for their families.
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Iranian seasonal worker: The salary I receive does not meet our needs
Seher Qadri works as a seasonal worker with her daughter in Iran to earn a living. “We pick peas all day long. The salary I receive is insufficient to meet the needs of my family,” she said.
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Story of Egyptian woman about how she becomes fashion designer
Hind Ismail studied law at university but she decided to become a fashion designer when she could not find clothes she wanted. Now, she shares her experiences with women.
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Women of Manbij earning living from fishing
Women of Manbij catch fish at the banks of Euphrates to earn a living.
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Embargo on Makhmour refugee camp prevents women from working
A sewing workshop was opened in the Martyr Rustem Cudi Camp (Makhmour Refugee Camp) to employ 20 women; however, only three women work at the workshop now due to the embargo imposed on the camp.