Abstract:

According to the OECD definition (OECD, 2005), the subcontractor is a contracting company with another company for one or more of the product design, processing or production, construction, maintenance work and services for a given production cycle. In this context, sub-employer practice has become a means of employing unorganized and cheap workers in the private sector, while businesses give out some of their jobs except for their main activity to become smaller and more efficient. Recently, the number of subcontract workers has also increased and sub-employer application has become widespread in Turkey.  In fact, it seems that subcontracting is transformed into an employment type especially by public institutions and organizations in Turkey. These developments have brought together many problems. This paper analyzes the evolution of subcontracting and discusses the main economic and social problems in Turkey

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