Technical Assistance for Supporting the Solution of Economic and Social Integration Problems in Diyarbakır, Şanlıurfa, Gaziantep, and Erzurum, as Major In-Migrant Destinations
Rapid migration in major urban areas, namely Diyarbakır, Şanlıurfa, Gaziantep and Erzurum (DGES), have adverse impacts in Turkey. To reduce these unfavourable effects, EKOSEP aimed to support social integration and environment-related infrastructure problems due to migration in the selected provinces in a multi-actor manner. Furthermore, it aimed to
Technical Assistance for Prevention of Corruption and Promotion of Ethics
Despite the OECD’s assessment that Turkey has made significant progress since 2007 in its efforts to combat corruption, the issue continues to represent an obstacle to economic and social progress and, potentially, to greater integration with the EU. The overall objective of the project was to contribute to
Technical Assistance for Promoting Youth Employment in TRC3 Region
The purpose of the contract is to increase the vocational skills of young people in TRC3 Region and promote their integration into the labour market through conducting vocational and entrepreneurship training, guidance and counselling services. Also, it applies a holistic approach to increase the capacity of multiple stakeholders
Reinforcement of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) in Lebanon
In Lebanon, there is no comprehensive national policy to fight poverty and a particular, effective social security system for poor people. Without improvements, Lebanon cannot hope to move towards realistically integrated and adequate social protection interventions. Thus, the project aimed to contribute to improving the quality and coverage
Technical Assistance for Promoting Registered Employment
Unregistered employment remains one of the critical concerns and significant challenges of the Turkish labour market. Even though recent years have seen a downward trend in unregistered employment, a substantial portion of Turkey’s workforce is still employed without being registered with the social security system. In this regard,
Technical Assistance for Improvement of Enforcement Services in Prisons (DEPAR)
There was a general recognition that standards and conditions in Turkish prisons needed to be improved and brought into line with international norms, particularly those operating in the EU in the context of closer EU-Turkey integration.