Success Stories

Shahed Gozum 360 450 Stichting United Work

Shahed Gozum

“It is really difficult for a Syrian to find a job in Turkey” For more than four years Mrs. Shahed  (23) from Aleppo worked as an English teacher for Turkish kids, in private schools, in public schools, in a company. “I didn’t have a work permit. But the thing was, nobody knew I was Syrian.…

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Yasmin Nashawati 360 450 Stichting United Work

Yasmin Nashawati

Yasmin from Aleppo helps Syrians get jobs For many young adults in Syria the start of the civil war in their country in 2011 resulted in the end of their education in their own country. Yasmin Nashawati (22), from Aleppo, is one of them. In 2013 she came with her family to Istanbul. My mom…

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Fidan Zeino 360 450 Stichting United Work

Fidan Zeino

Fidan escaped poverty in Syria in 2013. She came to Turkey from the northwestern Syrian region of Afrin with a family of seven. “Because life there was very difficult: no water, no electricity, no jobs”. She is now 21, Kurdish, and the third one of five children. “I completed secondary school and studied Turkish for…

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Ghadir Sassila 360 450 Stichting United Work

Ghadir Sassila

Ghadir Sassila, from hairdresser to entrepreneur Hiden away in a narrow sidestreet of the Istanbul district Sultanbeyli, on the Asian side of Istanbul, Ghadir Sassila runs her beauty salon ‘Dana’. Hidden away, but many Syrian women know how to find the salon. “I am well known in this area and my customers are very satisfied.…

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Ammal Ali Danial 360 450 Stichting United Work

Ammal Ali Danial

How a Syrian refugee became a sucessful businesswoman Most shops in the Zia-ul-Hak shopping street in Sultanbeyli, on the Asian outskirts of Istanbul, have names in Arabic. Most clients are Syrian, as are their owners. Fashion store Masaya (The Evenings) is one of them. When I visited the shop was full of ladies who discussed…

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Miryam Abdullah 360 450 Stichting United Work

Miryam Abdullah

Miryam got a legal job via United Work Miryam Abdullah (34), a single mother with three children, found a legal job in Istanbul through the services of Dutch NGO United Work. “I work at a meat processing factory. Together with four colleagues I work in a refrigerated room next to a conveyor belt on which…

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Mohamad Rabie Alsheikh 360 450 Stichting United Work

Mohamad Rabie Alsheikh

Mohamad Rabie Alsheikh is one of the beneficiaries of the “Şirketim” project. Today, he is 35 years old, and he runs a restaurant in Esenyurt, Istanbul. In February 2020, he applied to the project in order to formalize his business in line with the Turkish Trade Law. His life started in Damascus, Syria, in 1985.…

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Samira Asaad 360 450 Stichting United Work

Samira Asaad

Samira Asaad was born in Damascus in 1967. She has a bachelor’s degree in media from Damascus University, and she runs a grocery shop in Avcılar, Istanbul. She participated in the “Şirketim Project” to formalize her business in February 2020. Until 2015, she lived in Damascus; however, the Syrian civil war has also changed her…

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Bekir Çerkez 360 450 Stichting United Work

Bekir Çerkez

Bekir Çerkez is one of the beneficiaries of the “Şirketim” project, and he participated in the project in February 2020. He was born in Aleppo in 1984, and he is a primary school graduate. Now, he lives under the Temporary Protection Status in Sancaktepe with his family, including a wife and four children, and he…

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Opportunity Hunting

We maintain close relations with many local, national, and international companies that are active in various industries in Turkey.

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Work Permit Consulting

We help refugees and companies with the process of obtaining a work permit which is obliged for refugees according to Turkish Labour Law.

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Enterprise Registration

Enterprise Registration refers to the permission of the businesses within the scope of the Regulation on Opening and Operating. Licenses.

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Mapping

Mapping is a search to see the labour dynamics of the targeted locations clearer from an eye of 360 degrees look.

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Profiling

We make the profiling of a group of candidates according to their demographical and personal skills to make a clear comparison.

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Market Research

We prepare labour market reports, especially during the feasibility term of the projects to understand the market reality for donors and project owners.

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What We Do?

We have designed and developed our all programs and services accordingly need and demand of refugees, host community and labour market to provision of job creation for all actors of labour market.

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Do you have any questions?

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Will there be any charges involved during any stage of your services?

    Subsidies are often available and provided through outside funds within differentiating conditions. You are kindly encouraged to contact United Work to request information on current subsidy possibilities.

  • What are the demographics of the refugees you assist being placed?

    Currently, there are slightly over 4 million refugees in Turkey. All refugees whom are above legal working age and whom obtain remaining conditions are considered part of United Work candidate pool.

  • Are United Work efforts are limited only to Istanbul?

    Along with the headquarter in İstanbul; United Work has region offices in İzmir and Bursa. Also, United Work provides assistance to companies from all around Turkey from distance or on-site upon request.

  • Is there any subsidies related to refugee employment?

    Subsidies are often available and provided through outside funds within differentiating conditions. You are kindly encouraged to contact United Work to request information on current subsidy possibilities.

  • What could be done for candidates that are not legally eligible to apply for a work permit?

    If the refugee does nt hold a Temporary Proctection ID or registered under Temporary Protection Status in a different city than the employer; a work permit application shall not be possible. United Work commits to check candidates eligibility to work permit application and direct only suitable candidates.

  • Are you going to find me a job?

    Our first mission is trying our best to find you a job. We depend on the wishes of our clients. We have an extended and varied network, so we can guarantee you a bigger chance of finding a job.

  • What kind of jobs are available at United Work?

    Our clients are mainly looking for ‘blue-collar’ workers. Blue-collar work may involve skilled or unskilled manufacturing, sanitation, construction, mechanical maintenance, technical installation and many other types of physical work. Also, jobs in restaurants or shops. A higher level academic education is often not required for many blue-collar jobs. However, certain fields may require specialized training, licensing or certification as well as a high school diploma.

  • Do you also help me to find a job without working permit and social security?

    No. This is our one of main mission that provide you legal working environment to save your rights.

Stichting United Work

Stichting (Foundation) United Work; is an NGO which is established and initially funded by the Dutch Government aiming to support Syrian refugees being employed in Turkey.

Contact Info

Adress Merkez Mahallesi, Norm İş Merkezi, Geçit Sokağı no 6 D:Kat 2, 34384 Şişli/İstanbul
Phone +90 212 274 63 20
E-Mail info@unitedwork.org
Website www.unitedwork.org

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