Thirty Syrian workers start new jobs today at the Dağcıoğlu Baharat red pepper production factory in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey. They were hired by the factory’s owner, Mehmet Dağcı, at the conclusion of a job fair in Kilis in mid-March.
The job fair was part of a project implemented by FAO and Turkey’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and funded by the Government of Japan. The “Resilience Building via Increased Livelihoods Opportunities and Strengthened Social Cohesion for Syrian Refugees and Host Communities” project provides Syrian refugees and Turkish citizens in host communities with vocational training to help them obtain new jobs and income sources in the agrifood sector.