Data from the Turkish Employment Organization show that Turkish workers are going to work to Iraq, putting their lives at stake. In the period between January and September of 2004 when Turkish workers and drivers were under threat 3 thousand 915 people who failed to find jobs in Turkey went to Iraq to work.

In the January-September period, 29.988 people went abroad through the state organization.
The number of Turks going to Iraq to work, increased by 15 % according to the same period of 2003.