labor/economy

10:49

Four women living in Sanandaj, a city of Rojhelat Kurdistan, have been running a bakery named “Horaman” since 1991 in solidarity with each other.

09:33

Kongra Star continues to develop projects and establish cooperatives in northeastern Syria to promote women’s economic empowerment.

09:37

Syria’s economy deteriorated after the start of the Syrian civil war in 2011 has not recovered despite the fall of the regime. “Insecurity deepens economic collapse in Syria,” said Ikram Hatoum, an economist in Sweida.

08:47

Women living in Afghanistan’s Bamyan province have managed to support themselves and other women by starting small-scale business, resisting the restrictions imposed by the Taliban against them.

11:19

Female street vendors in Kermanshah struggle to make ends meet for their families in a world full of discrimination and oppression.

14:20

With the arrival of spring, women living in Mahabad have started collecting medicinal plants. They sell these plants at local markets.

10:31

Women in the Gaza Strip struggle to survive despite the ongoing Israel’s attacks, worsening the economic crisis in the enclave. Taboon ovens have become a source of living for Palestinian women.

09:11

“Our salaries are insufficient to meet even our basic needs,” said working women in Syria, which has been suffering from a deepening economic crisis for years.

09:58

Hadiya Al-Ahmad, a resident of Deir ez-Zor, makes tea baskets along with her daughter, creating job opportunities for women.

11:22

The story of a project, called “Tamouh Women's Company,” is a success story that strengthens women to enter all sectors, including those dominated by men.

10:23

The “Needle and Thread” project launched by Nidaa Aita aims to turn blankets into winter clothes to keep displaced Palestinians, especially children, warm in winter.

12:07

Women, who have struggled to survive in war-torn Sudan for years, develop projects supporting their economic independence not to surrender to the darkness.

09:50

Young women in Gaza struggle to survive amid the harsh economic conditions caused by the war and siege. Most of them earn a living by working as childcare workers or distributing aid.

09:09

Women displaced from Girê Spî to Raqqa have created job opportunities for themselves to maintain their lives.

10:32

Farmers in Sardasht started black grape harvest in hope; however, the harvest ended in crisis because companies have stopped purchasing.

12:15

Women of Deir ez-Zor keep growing cotton despite all the difficulties caused by climate change and the ongoing attacks.

14:20

About 100 women, who participate in the Demsal Project launched by the Kongra Star Economy Committee in the town of Tirbespiyê, provide agricultural and dairy products to the people of the town.

11:09

“Women should participate in the labor force,” said Bêrîvan Elî, who has achieved her economic independence by opening a small shop in the city Amuda.

14:20

Ibtîhal Mehmûd (34), a woman who has started her own handicraft business in Til Şiîr, a village in Qamishlo’s Tirbespiyê (Al-Qahtaniyah) town, call on women to learn how to make handicrafts in order to preserve their culture.

12:37

“Links of Solidarity”, a project started by the Cooplus Association in the city of Temara, Morocco, aims to promote women’s economic empowerment.