Research Article

The Position of Labour Relations and the Social Security System in the Face of Climate Risks

Volume: 7 Number: 13 July 28, 2026
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The Position of Labour Relations and the Social Security System in the Face of Climate Risks

Abstract

Climate change is a multidimensional social risk that affects production processes, the organisation of work and the functioning of social protection systems. The Climate Law No. 7552, which entered into force upon its publication in the official gazette dated 9 July 2025, established the first binding legal framework for climate policies in Türkiye. However, this framework does not adequately encompass the implications of climate-related risks for employment relations and social security systems. This study assesses climate risks along the axes of occupational health and safety, sectoral vulnerabilities, just transition and social protection, and examines the adaptability of short-time work, force majeure provisions, short- and long-term insurance branches, and active and passive labour-market policies to climate shocks. Existing regulations are predominantly shaped around traditional risk categories, and instruments capable of compensating climate-induced losses of income and employment are not systematically designed. The study recommends integrating the just-transition principle into social security law, broadening short-time work and force majeure regimes to cover climate shocks, and strengthening active labour-market policies directed at green employment.

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Details

Primary Language

Turkish

Subjects

Labour and Social Security Law

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

July 28, 2026

Submission Date

April 25, 2026

Acceptance Date

June 11, 2026

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Volume: 7 Number: 13

APA
Yılmaz, A., & Karagöz, E. (2026). The Position of Labour Relations and the Social Security System in the Face of Climate Risks. İzmir Bakırçay Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi, 7(13). https://izlik.org/JA78LF58EM
AMA
1.Yılmaz A, Karagöz E. The Position of Labour Relations and the Social Security System in the Face of Climate Risks. BUFLR. 2026;7(13). https://izlik.org/JA78LF58EM
Chicago
Yılmaz, Alper, and Eray Karagöz. 2026. “The Position of Labour Relations and the Social Security System in the Face of Climate Risks”. İzmir Bakırçay Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi 7 (13). https://izlik.org/JA78LF58EM.
EndNote
Yılmaz A, Karagöz E (July 1, 2026) The Position of Labour Relations and the Social Security System in the Face of Climate Risks. İzmir Bakırçay Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi 7 13
IEEE
[1]A. Yılmaz and E. Karagöz, “The Position of Labour Relations and the Social Security System in the Face of Climate Risks”, BUFLR, vol. 7, no. 13, July 2026, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA78LF58EM
ISNAD
Yılmaz, Alper - Karagöz, Eray. “The Position of Labour Relations and the Social Security System in the Face of Climate Risks”. İzmir Bakırçay Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi 7/13 (July 1, 2026). https://izlik.org/JA78LF58EM.
JAMA
1.Yılmaz A, Karagöz E. The Position of Labour Relations and the Social Security System in the Face of Climate Risks. BUFLR. 2026;7. Available at https://izlik.org/JA78LF58EM.
MLA
Yılmaz, Alper, and Eray Karagöz. “The Position of Labour Relations and the Social Security System in the Face of Climate Risks”. İzmir Bakırçay Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 7, no. 13, July 2026, https://izlik.org/JA78LF58EM.
Vancouver
1.Alper Yılmaz, Eray Karagöz. The Position of Labour Relations and the Social Security System in the Face of Climate Risks. BUFLR [Internet]. 2026 Jul. 1;7(13). Available from: https://izlik.org/JA78LF58EM