International Conference on Eurasian Economies
29-31 August 2016 – Kaposvár, HUNGARY
Paper detail
Paper ID : 1490
Status : Paper published
Language : Turkish
Topic : Labor Economics and Migration
Presenter: Prof. Dr. Nuray Gökçek Karaca
Session : 2C Kalkınma II
The Future Expectations and Laboration of Migrant Women From Turkey in Germany
Almanya'daki Türk Göçmen Kadınların İşçileşme Süreci ve Gelecek Beklentileri
- Prof. Dr. Nuray Gökçek Karaca (Anadolu University, Türkiye)
- Asst. Prof. Dr. Erol Karaca (Anadolu University, Türkiye)
Abstract
This study sought to investigate future expectations and laboration of the migrant women from Turkey in Germany. The research was carried out with 570 migrant women from Turkey in Germany in 2012-2013. The data were collected by using a questionnaire developed by the researcher based on a literature review. Data were analyzed with factor analysis by using the statistical package SPSS. According to the research results, a significant number of women said that they are housewives but not working. This result points out the continuity of perception and evaluation of being a housewife “as not a profession and form of labor”. The data about women except from housewives reveals the difficulties in their labor life and also the effectiveness of informal networks on laborization process. Overwhelming majority of these women have experienced various jobs and indicated lower and inadequate wages as the reason of these experiences. In addition, the most effective means in the process of finding jobs is the circle of acquaintances rather than job-creating agencies, trainings and employment tests. As a result of the inadequacy of formal structure, a significant number of women has to work with low wages and not obtained sufficient social benefits. In spite of the difficulties faced by women in their laborization process, a great majority of women have the social security right. The presence of social security, however, could not prevent feeling insecure about their future and negative evaluation about their economic conditions.
JEL codes: A19
Gökçek Karaca, Nuray, Karaca, Erol (2016). "The Future Expectations and Laboration of Migrant Women From Turkey in Germany" in Proceedings of International Conference of Eurasian Economies 2016, pp.375-387, Kaposvár, HUNGARY.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36880/C07.01490
