Foreign Workers in Turkey, Their Rights and Obligations Regulated in Turkish Labour Law

In Turkish Law, working permits of foreigners has been regulated in the Law No. 4817 on the Work Permits of Aliens. Any foreigner, who completes the procedure & covers the requirements stated in the Law No. 4817, may work legally in Turkey. Depending on various reasons, some foreigners work ille...

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Published in:European journal of migration and law 2007-01, Vol.9 (2), p.207-227
Main Author: Yildiz, Gaye Burcu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aliens
Constitutional Amendments
Foreign Workers
Harmonization
human trafficking
illegal foreign workforce
illegal immigrants
Labor Law
Law
Obligation
Turkey
Turkish Labour Law
types of working permit
undeclared work
undocumented foreign workers
Undocumented Immigrants
working permit
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Summary:In Turkish Law, working permits of foreigners has been regulated in the Law No. 4817 on the Work Permits of Aliens. Any foreigner, who completes the procedure & covers the requirements stated in the Law No. 4817, may work legally in Turkey. Depending on various reasons, some foreigners work illegally in Turkey & this situation poses the increasing problem of illegal foreign workers. Turkey has specified the Law No. 4817 of 27 February 2003 on Work Permits of Aliens, in the legislation which needs to be amended in order to achieve harmonization with the acquis communautaire. Although, illegal foreign worker phenomenon is a multidisciplinary issue & shall not be eradicated only by the amendments which will take place, but it is still important to highlight the current situation of the Law on Work Permits of Aliens. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:1388-364X
1571-8166
1388-364X
DOI:10.1163/138836407X190442