labor/economy

12:27

The Palestinian Girls’ Club (PGC) provides vocational training courses for women in order to create new job opportunities for them.

09:40

Şimel Women's Cooperative founded in Amed (Diyarbakır) aims to make women’s labor visible. Providing employment to women working from home, the cooperative also aims to minimize the impact of the economic crisis on women.

12:43

Women working in agriculture in North Khorasan Province face labor exploitation, law wages and rights violations. They have to keep working to earn a living for their families.

14:41

Seher Qadri works as a seasonal worker with her daughter in Iran to earn a living. “We pick peas all day long. The salary I receive is insufficient to meet the needs of my family,” she said.

13:29

Hind Ismail studied law at university but she decided to become a fashion designer when she could not find clothes she wanted. Now, she shares her experiences with women.

13:24

Women of Manbij catch fish at the banks of Euphrates to earn a living.

08:47

A sewing workshop was opened in the Martyr Rustem Cudi Camp (Makhmour Refugee Camp) to employ 20 women; however, only three women work at the workshop now due to the embargo imposed on the camp.

12:44

Zainab Abed, coordinator of the Forum for Women Pioneers of Urban Agriculture in Gaza, told us that the forum supports women to start their own business. “About 2,000 women have participated in the labor force this year,” she said.

10:18

Sultan Sena has been working as a vendor at a weekly district market for 15 years despite her advanced age due to rising cost of living. “Erdoğan raises the prices of products even more. Everything will be worse.”

12:13

The Women’s Office of Municipal Councils in the Cizîrê region has started the construction of buildings to provide safe space for women as part of its ‘Nûjiyan (English: New Life)’ project. “The door of Nûjiyan will be open to all women.”

08:53

The Women's Economy Committee in Hasakah, northeastern Syria, promotes women’s economic empowerment by developing projects that serve women, preserving women’s rights and preventing women’s exploitation.

12:24

Malêzya Çuko, a farmer in Shengal (Sinjar) challenges gender stereotypes by driving a combine harvester. She calls on women to “Choose the career you want by breaking gender stereotypes.”

14:07

Fatima Sharif breaks gender stereotypes and challenges society by working as a carpenter, considered a man's job in Cairo, despite all obstacles.

09:17

In Kobanê Canton, women have started harvesting legumes such as wheat, barley and lentils. Having a strong connection to lands, women thus achieve their economic independence.

12:30

In Sardasht, women both make a living and contribute to the economy of the region by growing black grapes.

12:28

Women, who were displaced to Shahba Canton after the Turkish state occupied Afrin, earn a living with their skills due to rising prices caused by the embargo imposed by the Syrian government on Shahba Canton.

13:53

Kuwêstan Mihemed, who earns a living by making and selling traditional beverages and foods of Kurdish people and Middle East, has inspired women, who want to work.

09:52

Reem Sukkar is the first woman to work as a security guard in the Gaza Strip. She has broken all social customs and traditional norms imposed on women.

09:56

Six women’s cooperatives, agriculture and bakery cooperatives, have been started in Tirbê Spî, town of Qamishlo. 46 women make a living at these cooperatives.

11:21

Gulê Murad, member of the Economy Committee of Kongra Star, says women both develop NE Syria and provide employment opportunities for women by developing projects.