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Aug 2022
31m 46s

Saniye Dedeoğlu on Syrian migrants, work...

WILLIAM ARMSTRONG
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Saniye Dedeoglu of Mugla University on “Syrian Refugees and Agriculture in Turkey Work, Precarity, Survival” (IB Tauris/Bloomsbury).  The book looks at Syrians’ integration into Turkey’s labour market, its effect on relations between men and women, and the role of child labour in the agriculture sector. Become a member to support Turkey Book Talk. Members ... Show More
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