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26/12/2012 – Jodi Hilton/IRIN]
26.12.2012. The ruinous state of the
Syrian economy after 18 months of civil war has left few options for young men
trying to support their families without taking up arms. Many see escaping to
Turkey to find illegal work as their only choice. But it is a choice that comes
with a price.
In a dimly-lit clothes factory in a
basement under a drab street in Turkey’s largest city, Istanbul, Mohammad sits
in front of a sewing machine. The whirr of the motor mixes with tinny Turkish
pop music on the radio, as he makes sleeves for trendy blouses to be exported
to Europe.
Mohammad is Syrian and has no legal right
to work here. He fears that if he is caught by the police, they will send him
to a refugee camp. “That's why I work secretly,” he said. “I
can't live in a camp. They're like prisons. Anyway, I need to work to earn
money.
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