The Korean Association of Social Workers has announced that their board will transfer a total of USD 20,000, to the Turkish Social Workers Association and Syrian social workers to support […]
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Challenges for Social Work in Turkey
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human RightsThis month IFSW Secretary-General, Rory Truell meet with the Turkish Association of Social Workers in Ankara. The visit was organised to bring messages of support and solidarity to Turkish social workers […]
IFSW supports Turkish social work academic facing detention
Information Type: StatementTopic: Human RightsIFSW wishes to support our social work academic colleague in Turkey who is facing detention along with other academics following their support for a petition calling for peace and criticizing […]
Social Workers Respond to the Bombing in Turkey
Information Type: NewsTopic: DisasterIFSW member The Turkish Association of Social Workers are preparing volunteers in crisis and trauma intervention following a bombing that killed 97 peace demonstrators on the 10th October. Secretary-General […]
Statement of IFSW Europe e.V. supporting the people of Turkey following the Coal Mine Tragedy
Topic: DisasterOn 13 May 2014 an explosion occurred at a coal mine in Soma, Turkey. According to official statements this was caused by faulty electrical equipment and resulted in 298 people […]
IFSW’s Turkish Members Makes Statement on Protests
Information Type: StatementTopic: Human RightsBelow you find a statement from our colleagues of the Turkish Association of Social Workers (TASW) in light of the uprising by Turkish people across the country and the national […]
Compiling an international picture of the state of social work
Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: Environment, Conference‘The creativity and determination of social workers in the face of funding cuts, salary reductions and the growing stigmatisation of poor and disabled people was evident at the biennial conference […]
Launch of European Observatory for Social Work and Social Development – A New Outlook on Social Action in Europe
Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: EnvironmentPRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The European Observatory on Social Work and Social Development was launched today in Istanbul at the conference of the European Network for Social […]