labor/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.

09:46

Some women of Qamishlo learned how to make handmade crafts from their mothers or grandmothers, some learned by watching online videos. They sell crafts to earn a living.

08:23

In Idlib, women get paid less than men for the same job and they are exploited by employers.

09:44

The resistance started in Urfa by the Özak garment workers continues in front of the Özak Holding in Istanbul. “We are proud of ourselves, don't leave us alone. No one should be afraid of struggle,” said the fired workers.

09:32

Three women overcome social perceptions and provide employment to women by opening a restaurant in Sweida. They call on women to “participate in the labor force.”

12:37

Libyan activists think that women, who try to realize their project in order to support their families and improve themselves, suffer from the lack of support and legal protection.

13:12

Women, who participate in the labor force in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq despite all the obstacles, say that awareness-raising activities should be carried out to end economic violence.

09:35

80-year-old Gulê Çelê, who left her village due to the oppression of the Turkish state in the 90s, learned how to bake tandoori bread in her village and now she bakes tandoori bread in the Makhmour refugee camp.

10:21

In recent years, women workers and entrepreneurs have played an important role in the cultivation and harvest of saffron in Kermanshah. However, they receive no recompense for their work.

13:25

Due to the Syrian war and the economic crisis, women in Syria create different alternatives to hold on to life. They make and sell crafts to earn a living.

11:33

Women working in cotton fields in Raqqa, famous for its agricultural lands, are determined to increase productivity despite the economic crisis and occupation attacks.

08:12

Many displaced families of Afrin earn a living by making and selling pomegranate juice in Shahba.

14:46

Women’s labor force participation in Raqqa has increased since the city was liberated from ISIS.

10:34

Besma Hamadî,has been working as a buffalo farmer in Cizîr for 20 years. “There is a decrease in animal husbandry due to the policy of the Turkish state towards NE Syria,” she said.