labor/economy

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.

10:20

Agriculture projects started by Afrin-Shahba Agricultural Council create employment opportunities for displaced people of Afrin and the people of Shahba.

15:20

Şarifa Haddadi, a resident of Eastern Kurdistan’s Marivan city, has earned a living for her family by selling flat bread to tourists on the shores of Lake Zrewar for 15 years. She thinks women should stand on their own feet.

09:41

“We go to sleep thinking about the cost of living. People are condemned to starvation,” say women artisans in Dersim, who struggle not to take down the shutters due to the economic crisis.

13:25

Due to the lack of job opportunities in Sardasht, women have to travel 200 kilometers by using old minibuses to harvest chickpeas in the cities of Mahabad and Bukan despite poor working conditions.

09:54

Şîlan Ehmed, who opened a restaurant called “The Kitchen of Şîlan” in Qamishlo in 2022, calls on women to participate in the labor force in order to achieve their economic independence and support economic development.

11:15

Ethra Bihnan, a physically disabled woman living in the city of Qamishlo, designs and sells decorative objects for parties. She recommends all women to use every opportunity and reveal their creativity.

11:37

4,000 fruit trees have been planted in the Melemerze village of Dêrik (Al-Malikiyah) as part of the “Jiyan (Life) Project” launched by the Women’s Economy. The project will turn into a women’s cooperative when the trees start fruiting next year.

11:24

The bakery project called “Tenûra Îştar” started by Kongra Star Economy Committee in Washokani camp aims to provide employment to displaced women living in the camp.

10:18

The Women's Committee of the Laborers’ Union of North and East Syria aims to prevent the exploitation of women’s labor and create new job opportunities for women.

10:37

“We cannot find semolina due to its high price,” said Radhya Rafrafi, who has been earning a living by selling kesra bread on a road in Chebika, a mountain oasis in Tunisia’s Kairouan Governorate, for 16 years.

09:35

Despite all the criticism, three friends did not give up and opened a café in the ancient city of Tyre in Lebanon. “Women should struggle to achieve their dreams,” they say.

09:10

12 cooperatives started by Kongra Star Economy Committee have developed projects in Til Temir to provide employment to women and strengthen the local economy.

09:21

“We will take to the streets on May 1 to say ‘No’ to the plundering system,” said Elif Turan, president of the Diyarbakır Medical Chamber, calling for the participation in the rally in Êlih (Batman) on May 1.

07:45

A women’s bakery opened by the Afrin-Shahba Cooperative aims to provide employment to displaced women of Afrin.

09:57

Yemeni women face many challenges, including social customs and traditions that restrict them and limit their freedom and the nine-year war. Despite all the challenges, they do not give up the struggle.

08:51

Women's economic empowerment is important to achieve gender equality. Tunisian women develop projects to get economic independence despite gender stereotypes.

08:48

Kîfae Al-Sihem, a displaced woman living in Newroz camp, turned her tent into a tailor shop in order to earn a living after learning how to sew.

08:09

Mauritanian women think that staying at home will not be a solution to the deteriorating economic conditions and that women should participate in the labor force.

12:19

Women entrepreneurs in Mauritania found opportunities to promote their products and projects at the Women Independence Festival.