ILO calls for fresh support as job losses grip post-quake Türkiye and Syria

Urgent support is needed to prevent a slide into poverty and an increase in child labour and hand-to-mouth jobs, following the devastating earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria in February, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Tuesday in new assessment reports.

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ILO calls for fresh support as job losses grip post-quake Türkiye and Syria
ILO calls for fresh support as job losses grip post-quake Türkiye and Syria

ILO calls for fresh support as job losses grip post-quake Türkiye and Syria

28 Mar 2023

Urgent support is needed to prevent a slide into poverty and an increase in child labour and hand-to-mouth jobs, following the devastating earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria in February, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Tuesday in new assessment reports.

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