Labour market indicators

Unemployment rate in 2001: 8.5% (ILO data)

Working population:

Employment by sector:

Employment contracts
Employment contracts are above all regulated by individual negotiations.
The terms of employment contracts and the limits for dismissal are rigid.

Salaries

National monthly minimum wage as of : 302 EUR

Average wage for a employee in the manufacturing industry in 1997: 77.25 liras by  month (ILO data)

Social security contributions

Employer: 19.5 %.

Employee: 14 %.

Number of hours

Legal definition of full time work (per week): 45 hours

Retirement age: 50 for women and 55 for men.

Unions

Average rate of union membership:12 %.

Unions: There are 3 confederations: the Turkish confederation of trade unions ( Turk-Is); the Turkish Confederation of the true trade unions (Hak-Is); and the Confederation of the progressist trade unions ( DISK ).

Useful links

For further informations on the labour market, check out the following web sites:

- International Labour Organization (ILO): studies, statistics and reports on working conditions and labour markets

- NATLEX : ILO database on national labour laws

- Ministry of Labor and Social Security

- Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association - TÜSIAD

- Turkish Confederation of Employers Associations (TISK)