Roundup: Syrian refugee return sparks workforce concerns in Turkish industries


GAZIANTEP, Türkiye, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- As Syria shows signs of recovery from its 13-year civil war, the gradual return of Syrian refugees from Türkiye is raising fears of labor shortages in key Turkish sectors reliant on low-wage workers, industry representatives and analysts say.

"Syrian workers constitute about 20-25 percent of our workers at this stage; their massive return could definitely have consequences," Beyhan Duran, a managing agent from a livestock farm in the southern Gaziantep province, told Xinhua.

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