Based on the idea that the scientific researches, and activities like seminars-panels will bring in new perspectives and help develop solution proposals for developing labour market policies for women in a manner responsive to the needs, our confederation has started implementing the “Socio-economic Status Analysis of Woman Labour Force” project with the support of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security in 1999 within the scope of large scale enterprises that have collective agreements.

In the framework of the project; based on the fact that it is important to primarily identify the existing status for improving the woman labour, our Confederation made a research on the existing status within the large scale enterprises having collective agreements within its structure and published the results, and also organized “Women Labour Force in Turkey Seminars” in Bursa and Ankara on April and June of 1999.

Our Confederation then shifted its focus towards the woman labour force in developing industrial zones where SME’s are widespread. It is within this framework that two panels on “Woman Labour Force in Developing Industrial Centers” were organized in Ankara and Bursa on October and November of 2000. (publication no: 205)

Our Confederation also cooperated with universities in the framework of the project and field research was carried out in the provinces. The following studies were published as books in cooperation respectively with Uludağ University and Gazi-Hacettepe University: “The Status of Woman Labor Force in Modern Industrial Centers: The example of Bursa”, and “Women Labour Force Supply in Newly Developing Industrial Regions: Şanlıurfa Sample”. On December 2003, the “Employment, Female Labour Force and New Labour Law Seminar” has been organized in partnership with Muğla University. (publication no: 242)

Moreover; our Confederation has cooperated with Health Training Faculty of Marmara University in 2002 and 2003 in order to get in touch with the families live in İstanbul Pendik Industrial Zone. The women and young women, who work there and who are potential workers, -in the framework of this dialogue- trained for 4 hours on each of the following topics: puberty, health and safety at work and first aid.