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Voices

My work with earthquake survivors in Türkiye gives me purpose

06 February 2024

When multiple earthquakes struck Türkiye and Syria on 6 February 2023, Jin Dawod set to work matching survivors with therapists through her platform Peace Therapist. A Syrian refugee living in Türkiye, she knows first-hand how critical psycho-social support is to help people recover from trauma.

ILO in action

Providing therapy to all, including traumatized refugees and earthquake survivors

10 November 2023

Jin Dawod survived the horrors of the Syrian war and today lives in Türkiye where she founded Peace Therapist, an online platform that puts its users in contact with therapists who can support them in their native language, including by providing free therapy for all, including refugees traumatized by war as well as earthquake survivors.

Labour Market in Türkiye

Acute labour shortages in earthquake-stricken regions of Türkiye

28 August 2023

ILO assessment reveals urgent labour market needs in the region badly hit by the earthquakes in eastern Türkiye earlier this year.

Report

Assessing the Local Labour Market Dynamics and Skills Needs Following the Earthquakes in Türkiye

28 August 2023

News

UNCT joined forces with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security on the earthquake recovery

08 July 2023

UN Country Team (UNCT) welcomed the Ministry of Labour and Social Security representatives to discuss the earthquake recovery developments at the UNCT meeting held in the International Labour Organization (ILO) premises in Ankara on 6 July 2023.

Publication

ILO’s support to Syrian refugees and host communities

12 June 2023

Updates from Jordan, Lebanon, Türkiye, Iraq, Syria and Egypt (June 2023)

Webinar on reducing informality in forced displacement contexts

ILO supports formalization of enterprises and workers in forced displacement contexts

22 May 2023

The ILO organized a knowledge sharing event to discuss ongoing interventions to reduce informality in forced displacement contexts with the goal to promote decent work and sustainable enterprises

Crisis Response

ILO deepens its support in the earthquake-hit region in close cooperation with government and social partners

11 April 2023

The ILO is considering strengthening further the technical support to implement decent work programmes in the recovery from the disaster caused by the earthquake.

Publication

The effects of the February 2023 earthquake on the labour market in Türkiye

28 March 2023

Crisis response

Urgent support needed for hundreds of thousands of workers after Türkiye and Syria earthquakes

28 March 2023

Devastating earthquakes have destroyed the jobs and businesses of hundreds of thousands of people in Türkiye and Syria. Workers and enterprises urgently need help to rebuild livelihoods and prevent poverty, informality and exploitation.