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Cheap labor and food inflation at the same time

Cheap labor and food inflation at the same time

Governments that view cheap labor as an instrument of growth already tend to implement anti-democratic practices; we should take into account that repression may increase even more in periods like this.

14 April 2022 Bülent Danışoğlu

Turkey has the highest share of population outside labor force in Europe

Turkey has the highest share of population outside labor force in Europe

Some 45 percent of the people in the 15-64 age group in Turkey are neither employed nor looking for work.

23 June 2021 Hikmet Adal

Turkey's industrial production increased while employment, wages decreased in pandemic

Turkey's industrial production increased while employment, wages decreased in pandemic

The share of the labor force in GDP decreased in 2020, says a report by the Chamber of Mechanical Engineers.

‘9.6 million people are unemployed in Turkey’

BROAD UNEMPLOYMENT ACCORDING TO DISK

‘9.6 million people are unemployed in Turkey’

The Research Center of the Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey (DİSK) has released its report on unemployment and employment outlook in Turkey in August 2020: “Employment has decreased by 975 thousand people in a year.”

11 November 2020

‘De facto unemployment rate of women is 32 percent in Turkey’

‘De facto unemployment rate of women is 32 percent in Turkey’

In a recent report, the Women Entrepreneurs Association of Turkey (KAGİDER) has documented that the pandemic has led to a further decrease in women’s employment in Turkey, where women’s employment has dropped by 795 thousand in 3 months.

18 September 2020