Humam Salih. He is a young, very energic person. He came to Turkey six years ago and continues his middle school here in Turkey. After middle school, he started night school for his graduation.
For to support his family, he started looking for a job. His brother saw United Work’s job advertisement, and they applied for his opportunity.
With funding from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through KFW-German Development Bank and in cooperation with the Danish Refugee Council (DRC), United Work conducts job placement by matching employers and job-seekers. The project helps people from refugee and host communities to find jobs. It supports obtaining work permits for refugees so all people of concern can equally access opportunities in the job market.
United Work consultants interviewed him for possible opportunities. After an interview with GMD company, he got accepted for an open position and started working. After his performance, the company found an open position more suitable for his skills, and he was immediately promoted.
“That this job is not also helping me personally and financially. In the beginning, I worked in the packaging and weighting department after the products were out of production. After two weeks, they promoted me to the distribution department when they saw my performance.”
He has lived here in Turkey since his childhood. He speaks Turkish natively, yet he wanted to learn English and German because he likes to translate between Turkish and Syrian colleagues.
“I feel that I’m getting better and better in my work and career here. My integration with the Turkish people is better than with the Syrians because I have been here since childhood. When I first came to Turkey, I faced many difficulties because of the language. “
Besides his work, he continued to study for high school. “Once I finish high school, I can study in college. I don’t have something in my mind about what department I will study, but I think business management or similar to it personally; I love industry and manual work and manufacturing in general,” He said.
Before working here, he worked with different cafes and restaurants to continue his education. He has been working at GMD company for more than five months from now on.
“I feel delighted here as I improve myself and get higher with my career in this factory. I love stability in work, not moving from one job to another, and developing my work.”
