Media report of the dialogue symposium “Syrian labor in the Turkish labor market”
Syrian labor in Turkey constitutes about 2.9% of the total volume of employment in the formal and informal Turkish labor market according to government statistics, it’s estimated at one million workers, most of whom work in the informal labor market under difficult conditions, as most of them receive modest salaries, they exposed to exploitation by the employer. despite the harshness of this experience, it carried positive aspects after it provided the Turkish labor market with cheap labor, which had the effect of clearly supporting some sectors of the economy.
To find out more about the issue of Syrian labor in Turkey and its impact on the economy; On Thursday, 1 Safar 1443 AH, corresponding to September 9, 2021, AD, the Syrian Dialogue Center conducted a virtual seminar entitled: “Syrian employment in the Turkish labor market”, in the presence of a group of interested persons, researchers, experts and employees of organizations concerned with this subject.
The speakers at the symposium reviewed the most prominent areas in which Syrians work in Turkey, with a highlighting upon the problems they face, whether exploitation by the employer, long working hours, low wages, or failure to obtain a “work permit.” They also touched upon the importance of Syrian labor in the Turkish labor market and its contribution to the economic sector.
The symposium enjoyed participation and interaction from the attendees, as some highlighted many studies and research related to the importance of Syrian labor at the economic level in Turkey and even other asylum countries such as Germany and Denmark, while some stressed the importance of the information provided by the symposium and the need to address the Turkish media about it, with the aim of changing the mental image which some Turkish politicians stigmatize the Syrian refugee.
مؤسسة بحثية سورية تسعى إلى الإسهام في بناء الرؤى والمعارف بما يساعد السوريين على إنضاج حلول عملية لمواجهة التحديات الوطنية المشتركة وتحقيق التنمية المستدامة
