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Syrian refugees trigger child labour boom in Turkey

  Counting in Arabic, Hamza is carefully stacking freshly-baked flatbreads on the shop counter. It is a Saturday afternoon in the southern Turkish town of Antakya, blisteringly hot. The seven-year-old boy has been working in the small bakery ever since his family of five fled from...

Syrian refugees suffer as Turkey grows intolerant

By Mohanad Hage Ali (Al Arabiya)- For Syrian refugees in Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon and elsewhere, their plight is similar. Rape, sexual harassment at work and on the streets, homelessness, racism, and job exploitation are regular occurrences. In Turkey, where the number of Syrian...