Nearly 4.2M women employed in Turkey in last decade
Turkish government's employment mobilization program is showing success, Labor Minister Julide Sarieroglu says
By Ozcan Yildirim
ANKARA
Women constitute half of
Sarieroglu told Anadolu Agency Turkey generated more than 8.6 million new jobs in the last decade.
"Nearly 4.2 million women were employed during this period. This is a unique Turkish success story," she said, added that she aims to increase this number further.
The minister said the government had introduced an employment mobilization program in order to decrease unemployment in Turkey.
Sarieroglu also said the labour force participation rate for women was 33.8 percent in Turkey.
"Our 2023 target is 41 percent. I believe that we will exceed this target in 2023," she said.
