Turkey which is one of the border neighbours of Syria, is the most affected country by the refugee
crises. However, until recently Syrian migrants’ residency has been regulated under non-permanent
immigration status such as “guest migrant” or “temporary protected". Until Regulation on Work Permit
of Refugees Under Temporary Protection issued in the Official Journal No. 2016/8375, legal working
opportunities of refugees were not in question. In order to survive and to ensure their basic needs, they
have entered into informal labour market. Most of the studies which are conducted both in the eastern
region of Turkey and in biggest western cities have found that Syrian migrants are usually working in less
favourable conditions than domestic labour , longer and more cheaply in many cases. As a result this
migration flow engendered replacement of local workers by migrants and in some cases formalization of
informal local labour
Turkey which is one of the border neighbours of Syria, is the most affected country by the refugee
crises. However, until recently Syrian migrants’ residency has been regulated under non-permanent
immigration status such as “guest migrant” or “temporary protected". Until Regulation on Work Permit
of Refugees Under Temporary Protection issued in the Official Journal No. 2016/8375, legal working
opportunities of refugees were not in question. In order to survive and to ensure their basic needs, they
have entered into informal labour market. Most of the studies which are conducted both in the eastern
region of Turkey and in biggest western cities have found that Syrian migrants are usually working in less
favourable conditions than domestic labour , longer and more cheaply in many cases. As a result this
migration flow engendered replacement of local workers by migrants and in some cases formalization of
informal local labour
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Publication Date | October 31, 2016 |
Published in Issue | Year 2016 |