Meeting with Crowne Plaza
We had a meeting with Crowne Plaza representatives for their open positions. We will present a candidate list including female candidates to the company for 4 different positions.
Onsite Training for Inditex Suppliers Employees – Mersin, Adana
On-site training was provided to 46 employees of Inditex supplier companies on 22-23 June. 18 of the candidates who attended the training were from Adana and 26 from Mersin. During the training, participants are informed about labor market, trade union rights, the importance of orientation, and work ethic in Turkey.
The Project Launch, under ILO and United Work Cooperation
As a result of the discussions, we decided to start a joint project with the ILO. Under the project, the ILO Turkey office agreed to cover work permit fees and Social Security premiums for three months for the United Work candidates and partner companies. As part of the project’s implementation,
Opening of the Bursa Office
Following the successful results after the first year of the project, we decided to convey the project to other cities of Turkey. After feasibility research in Turkey, we have reached a decision that opening our third office in Bursa would be the right choice. As a result, we opened the
Featured Positions and Companies May
H&M 4 sessions of Supply chain meeting series held with H&M suppliers on May 11th and 18th has already started to revert with open positions and new collaborations. Companies has shared open positions for given numbers. Hilal Tekstil 15 Peri Santoryo Tekstil 15 Hira Tekstil (H&M) 10 Vega Tekstil 10
“Investing in Global Projects” Conference
Our CEO, Frank Damen, delivered a presentation on United Work at the "Investing in Global Projects" conference planned by Sigrid Kaag, Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation for the Netherlands. Frank Damen's presentation answered "What will United Work do over the next four years with new policies?", "What does
Meeting with UN Global Compact Executive Board at TUSIAD
We were invited to the meeting held at the Pera office of the UN Global Compact Board of Directors, by Unilever General Manager Mustafa Keskin. Our General Manager, Enis Kösem, delivered a presentation at the meeting. After the presentation, we received support from Boyner, Eczacıbaşı, and Nestle companies for the
Meeting with KADEM
The meeting was held at the Economists Platform, where the economic integration of Syrian refugees is considered serious academic research. On the one hand, Assistant Professor Ahmet Oğuz and his team shared their observations and findings with us; on the other hand, we discussed possible cooperation opportunities. Strengthening women’s employment
Betam Project Launch
From Bahçeşehir University, Prof. Seyfettin Gürsel and Prof. Gökçe Uysal concluded their academic research on "Integration of Syrian Youth to the Istanbul Labor Market" in cooperation with the International Youth Association. We contributed to this research process with in-depth interviews, experience sharing, and field information sharing. In this context, we
Dinner with Helene Rekkers/Izmir
We had an unplanned dinner with Helene Rekkers, Economics and Trade Counselor of the Dutch Embassy in Ankara, and Faruk Uçar, Chief Representative of the Netherlands Business Support Office, during their Izmir travel. During the dinner, Turkey's economic and political situation, refugees' problems, and United Work's success in resolving these
