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Turkey
27 Feb, 2018
Examining human rights protections for Syrian refugees in Turkish garment supply chains
It is estimated that of the 3.4 million Syrian refugees registered in Turkey, 650,000 have found work in the manufacturing sector, which includes the thriving leather-textile-garment industry. Most of them...
27 Apr, 2017
How might the Turkish referendum outcome affect Turkey’s policies towards refugees and migrants?
Turkey’s referendum on a proposed constitutional amendment that would give new powers to the president was held on 16 April. According to the unofficial results, the proposal of the governing party AKP (the...
03 Apr, 2017
Due diligence and labour rights – migrants and refugees in the textile sector
On 8 February 2017, in Paris, the OECD announced its Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains in the Garment and Footwear Sector during a Roundtable on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear...