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The Presidential Decree on the Approval of the National Employment Strategy (2025-2028) ("Decree") was published in the Official Gazette dated February 1, 2025...

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Elif Nur Çakır Vurgun

Gokhan Akcaalan

Zeynep Adıyaman

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National Employment Strategy (2025-2028)

Decision Publication Date: February 1, 2025

Summary

The Presidential Decree on the Approval of the National Employment Strategy (2025-2028) (“Decree”) was published in the Official Gazette dated February 1, 2025 and numbered 32800. The Decree determined the main policy areas and action plans to be carried out by the relevant institutions between 2025 and 2028.

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The Decree sets out the objectives of (i) increasing efforts and measures to prevent unregistered employment, (ii) increasing employment in flexible working methods, (iii) strengthening the legislative infrastructure on psychological harassment (i.e., mobbing) in workplaces, and (iv) increasing the effectiveness of inspections in sectors where foreign employees are mainly working.

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