Opportunity for 16-20 year olds to work part-time while studying

According to the Ministry of Labor and Foreign Employment, steps are being taken to amend the labor laws to include provisions for young people between the ages of 16-20 to engage in part-time jobs subject to a maximum of twenty hours a week.

It was revealed in a discussion chaired by the minister that creating a sense of dignity in labor that respects all jobs equally, accustoming them not to discriminate any job on any basis and acclimating young people to the work environment at school age and not doing so is the cause of many problems that have arisen in the labor sector. has been

Accordingly, the ministries have focused on making these amendments with the aim of creating an investment-friendly workforce, acquainting them with the international labor market conditions at school age, and instilling the pride of independence in the youth in education.

According to that amendment, young people in the relevant age range will be allowed to work frequently, subject to a maximum of four hours a day, five days a week or twenty hours a week, subject to a maximum of twenty hours a week.

Apart from the seventy-two dangerous job categories currently identified, opportunities are provided to engage in part-time jobs related to restaurants, supermarkets, and cleaning, and it is mandatory for the relevant employers to provide formal training to these young people.

It is the responsibility of the employer not to offer permanent employment opportunities under any circumstances and to provide adequate wages, security and dignity.

Likewise, corresponding to this, E.P.F. and ETFs The Ministry of Labor and Foreign Employment further said that the legal conditions related to payments are also being revised.