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

• Published in: European journal of migration and law Vol. 9; no. 2; pp. 207 - 227
• Main Author: Yildiz, Gaye Burcu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: The Netherlands Brill | Nijhoff 01.01.2007; Martinus Nijhoff
• 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
• ISSN: 1388-364X; 1571-8166; 1388-364X
• DOI: 10.1163/138836407X190442

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.