labor/economy

13:07

Zainab Miskaoumi works as a car guard in Morocco due to the tough economic conditions in order to make a living. “Women are capable of doing all jobs,” she says.

09:55

Amal Abu Raqiq is the first female carpenter in Palestine despite the patriarchal mentality and social pressure. She has been preparing to go to Algeria in order to participate in an international exhibition with her works in the coming days.

10:00

Asmaa Abu Tair lives in the Gaza Strip. She lost one of her legs in an Israeli attack. Despite the social pressure, she set up her sewing workshop to earn a living.

14:06

While women are among the most affected by the economic crisis felt all around the world, Sujood and Raghda Qudeih bake tandoori bread in the Gaza Strip to support their family and stand on their own feet.

10:19

Soma Heme Seîd, who has set up a charity named “Soma” in the Xûrmale town of Halabja, wins the hearts by helping and raising money for the people in need in the town.

10:45

Young enterprising Ejîn Kawa has provided job opportunities for young people in Hawraman since she put her tourism project into effect. She calls on women to show their skills instead of waiting for the government to provide job opportunities.

12:16

Iranian women, who work in agriculture under harsh conditions, spoke to NuJINHA about the challenges faced by them and said that their wages are insufficient.

09:25

Recently, many housewives have become aware of the importance of participating in the labor force and gaining their financial independence. Thus, the number of housewives participating in the labor force has been increasing.

10:12

The number of women’s cooperatives empowering women living in the southeastern part of Turkey to make money by selling what they produce is increasing every day. However, they do not have any space to sell their products.

08:10

Kevokê Dahir, a farmer in North and East Syria, thinks that Turkey's cutting off the water of the Khabur River as a global crime and calls on the human rights organizations to stop this crime.

14:20

Displaced women have been harvesting potatoes for low wages in the Sharazoor area of Syria despite boiling hot weather. The women working in the field say that they have to work even though their labor is exploited.

09:42

For women peddlers in Tehran, most of them come to Tehran from other cities, peddling is their only way to make a living. They spoke to NuJINHA about the challenges faced by them.

11:20

DISK- General Services Workers’ Union Dersim branch Co-chair Şükran Yılmaz said that unemployment and the economic crisis lead young people to commit suicide and citizens to leave the city to find jobs.

12:30

“We face the worst economic crisis of recent years,” said the female artisans of Dersim, stressing that they cannot earn enough money even to buy bread due to the ongoing economic crisis.

10:18

Pointing to the 50-year deal signed by Turkey and Kurdish Regional Government to export oil, the women of Germiyan said that the deal has been deteriorating their financial situation and that they cannot afford to buy what they need anymore.

08:06

Hesna Îsa has planted seeds in her seedbed for 15 years. “Not everyone can work in agriculture. This business requires great effort. Everyone should plant trees in their land,” she said.

11:30

Women going shopping for Feast of Sacrifice in the Said Sadiq town of the Kurdistan Region return home empty-handed due to high prices of products.

14:00

842 workers lost their lives at their workplaces across Turkey in the first six months of 2022, according to a report released by the Laborer Health and Occupational Safety Assembly (İSİG).

09:50

Strawberry harvest time begins for women living in Sanandaj (Kurdish: Sinê). Every year, tons of strawberries have been harvested in Eastern Kurdistan or Rojhelat.

11:35

The Public Sector Employees’ Association has announced a general strike until their demands are met.