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Turkey - LABOUR MARKET


Labour market indicators


Unemployment rate in 2001 : 8.5% (ILO data)


Working population:

Year Total Population Working population Activity rate
2004
71 727 048  
34 414 636  
48%  
Source: World Bank


Employment by sector:

Year
Agriculture
Industry
Services
2003  
33.9%  
22.8%  
43.4%  
Sources: ILO, Eurostat, last available data


Employment contracts


Employment contracts are above all regulated by individual negotiations.
The terms of employment contracts and the limits for dismissal are rigid.


Salaries


National monthly minimum wage as of 01/01/03 : 189 euros

Average wage for a employee in the manufacturing industry in 1997 : 77,250 liras by  month (ILO data)


Social security contributions


Employer: 19.5 %.

Employee: 14 %.



Number of hours



Legal definition of full time work (per week): 45 hours


Retirement age:


50 for women and 55 for men.


Unions


Average rate of union membership: 12 %.

Unions: There are 3 confederations : the Turkish confederation of trade unions ( Turk-Is); the Turkish Confederation of the true trade unions (Hak-Is); and the Confederation of the progressist trade unions ( DISK ).


Useful links


For further informations on the labour market, check out the following web sites:

- International Labour Organization (ILO): studies, statistics and reports on working conditions and labour markets

- NATLEX : ILO database on national labour laws

- Ministry of Labor and Social Security

- Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association - TUSIAD

- Turkish Confederation of Employers Associations (TISK)


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