FACES OF MIGRANT LABOR OPPRESSION: THE CASE OF SYRIAN REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS IN ADANA- TURKEY

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2023-9

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Zalt, Zeynep

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This study aims to reveal the impact of the informal economic structure of Adana, Turkey on the oppression that Syrians Under Temporary Protection (SUTPs) are likely to be exposed to in the host country. Oppression in this context emerges in different faces either in the production or social reproduction spaces. The thesis strives in particular to analyze the conditions of SUTP labor in textile and furniture workshops as these sectors indicate different factors for the overall evaluation of the condition of SUTPs in the city. In this context, at first, the thesis problematizes the legal status of Syrians and highlights its insufficiency in protecting their right to the city and the role it plays in pushing the SUTPs to the precarious class. It further stresses the significance of "social capital” and "weak ties" in the first experiences of SUTPs in Turkey, and in defining the shape of their overall urban experience. This thesis argues that weak ties have the potential to decrease the possibility of SUTPs being exposed to oppression. Moreover, it points out the factors/dynamics that affect the urban experience of SUTPs and briefly discusses the evolution of urban space under their impact.

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Temporary protection status, Oppression, Urban experience, Informal economy, Social capital

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/105395

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Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis