In coordination with the Danish Refugee Council (DRC), the project places refugees and affected host communities members who have job prospects in skilled, labor-intensive projects, in jobs through support with applying for work permits, counseling and providing wages for the first two months.
Fatima is a 24-year-old refugee from Hama, Syria. Fatima was studying Chemistry at Homs University, but she could not graduate because of the war in Syria
After she came to Turkey, she got married. Now she is living with her husband and his family. “I do not have any children yet but I am taking care of my sick in-laws. My seventy-five-year-old father-in-law had a brain stroke in the past, and my sixty-year-old mother-in-law has diabetes.”
Fatima does not have any previous work experience because she could not find any job opportunities when she came to Turkey. “I have faced then I found United Work’s Facebook page and contacted them and they find me this job. This is the in my life as I didn’t have the chance to work before. I love my work here. Currently, I am under the , but I want to improve myself in my job. I am responsible for contacting customers, answering their questions and explaining our company’s services. It gives me the chance to be a productive person and improve my job skills simultaneously. I want to keep improving myself and move to or higher positions in this company. I am focusing now on gaining experiences..”
. She is currently working in a call center. “I like to work and be a productive person and to improve my skills all the time. I feel optimistic and ambitious in my life,” she says.
Most employers look for employees with either experience or degrees. Because of that, they cannot find a suitable job to improve their skills. Therefore project provides work permit consultancy services and two months of wage support.
“This project has provided me with the chance to work with work under legal conditions which is a great influence on me personally and financially, especially in these hard situations. I would be very hard to find a job alone if I didn’t have help. Here is a very respectful company. I really like the work atmosphere and the employees are helpful and kind, which really affects my life and personality. I would not have been able to look or find a job if it weren’t for the support from SUW since I did not have much experience and did not know how to look for a job.’’
“Getting the work permit was very good for me as I feel more stable in my work, and I get all my rights and got social security insurance.” Therefore, the project also targets equal access job opportunities on the market.
“My dream is to be part of Turkish society one day and have my own house with my husband and also to have my one day even if a small one.” Most people want to start their own enterprises, but the lack of knowledge and experience holds them back. “I wish it to be the start of my working career. “
