TURKEY: Syrian refugees choosing to work risk exploitation
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Many Syrians in Turkey prefer to live outside the refugee camps
ISTANBUL, 26 December 2012 (IRIN) - 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.
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