Foreign workers in Turkey, their rights and obligations regulated in Turkish Labour Law

Yildiz G. B.

European Journal of Migration and Law, vol.9, no.2, pp.207-227, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 9 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Doi Number: 10.1163/138836407x190442
  • Journal Name: European Journal of Migration and Law
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.207-227
  • Keywords: Turkish Labour Law, foreign workers, working permit, types of working permit, undocumented foreign workers, illegal foreign workforce, undeclared work, illegal immigrants, human trafficking
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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 and covers the requirements stated in the Law No. 4817, may work legally in Turkey. Depending on various reasons, some foreigners work illegally in Turkey and 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 and 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. © Brill Academic Publishers 2007.