10.09.2016, News Deeply

Inside the Turkish Camps Where Syrian Refugees Work for $8 a Day

Thousands of Syrian refugees are now employed as migrant farm workers across Turkey, and they are particularly vulnerable to exploitation. While the average Turkish farm laborer earns 60 lira (around $20) per day, a Syrian refugee performing the same job earns half that amount. Women earn as little as 20 lira (around $8) per day and, since they are cheaper labor, are employed more often. Refugees say they are often not paid until the end of the harvest. In the worst cases, they are not paid at all. read more

Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei