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Promoting Decent Work for Syrians under Temporary Protection and Turkish Citizens - Cluster evaluation

eval_number:

2345825

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2345825

location:

country:

Türkiye

region:

Europe and Central Asia

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eval_title:

Promoting Decent Work for Syrians under Temporary Protection and Turkish Citizens - Cluster evaluation

recommendations:

date:

2026-06-08 00:00:00.0

themes:

theme:

Employment

category:

Employment creation

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action_plan:

1-Conduct labour market research and sectoral assessments to identify labour market needs, decent work deficits, skills gaps, and policy challenges in critical sectors relevant to both Turkish citizens and refugees under temporary protection. 2-Strengthen evidence-based policy dialogue and information-sharing mechanisms with relevant government institutions, social partners, and stakeholders in order to support informed decision-making and policy development related to formalization, employment, and decent work.

management_response:

Completed

progress:

Partially achieved

admin_units:

ILO-Ankara

title:

Recommendation 5: Continue providing (long-term) support to Türkiye to create decent, formal work opportunities for all its citizens and residents. The challenges faced by the programme beneficiaries link to broader weaknesses of the Turkish labour market, as well as to a disconnect between VET/higher education and the needs of employers (skills gaps and skills mismatches), the large share of informal employment, and economic downturns and inflation. Systemic solutions, involving multiple ministries and sectors, need to be found to create more formal opportunities and job-seekers with suitable skills. Actions to be taken include: - Assess the gaps and weaknesses in the legal and policy system as they relate to decent work and provide support to the government (through tripartism) to address these gaps and ensure policy coherence. - Assess the gaps in the enforcement of employment laws. - Further support or cooperate with other projects, such as the ‘ILO Workplace Compliance through Labour Inspection Guidance and Social Dialogue (WPC)’, to support the capacity building of key institutions for decent work promotion and enforcement, such as labour inspection authorities, social security institutions, and the public employment agency. - Raise awareness among employers, employees, and job-seekers (e.g. through employer representatives and trade unions) on the benefits of formal employment and the rights of employees according to the law. - Conduct peer-learning with other countries that have found effective solutions for integrating Syrian refugees into national employment systems.

project_symbols:

TUR/18/01/DEU

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/recommendations/2345922

information_source:

Country Office

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