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December 21, 2021
Mr. Sadettin Akyil
General Director
International Labor Force Unit
Ministry of Labor and Social Security
Republic of Turkey
Ankara
Dear Mr. Akyfl,
RE: Republic of Turkey - Employment Support Project for
Syrians Under Temporary Protection and Turkish Citizens
(Grant Number TFOA5478)
Third Amendment to the Grant Agreement
We refer to the EC-World Bank Partnership Program for Europe and Central Asia Grant
Agreement dated December 21, 2017, as amended ("Agreement") between the Ministry of Labor and
Social Security of the Republic of Turkey ("Recipient") and the International Bank for Reconstruction
and Development, acting as administrator of the EC-World Bank Partnership Program for Europe and
Central Asia Programmatic Single-Donor Trust Fund ("World Bank") for the above-mentioned
Employment Support Project for Syrians Under Temporary Protection and Turkish Citizens ("Project").
The capitalized terms used in this letter ("Amendment Letter") and not defined herein have the meaning
ascribed to them in the Agreement.
We also refer to your letter dated October 15, 2021 requesting the World Bank to extend the
implementation period for another year to allow the completion of Project activities and operational
processes as planned, as well as exclude the establishment of a profiling system under Component I
from the scope of the Project. We are pleased to inform you that the World Bank has agreed to your
request and hereby amend the Agreement as follows:
I.     Part I of Schedule I to the Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Part 1. Employment services and Active Labor Market Programs ("ALMP")
Provision of employment services and ALMP for SuTP and Turkish citizens residing
in Selected Localities, including, specifically:
(a) job search support, including counseling, and carrying out skills assessments;
(b) Turkish language training for SuTP not deemed proficient in Turkish, including
the provision of stipends to beneficiaries;
(c) Skills training courses, including the provision of stipends to beneficiaries and of
training-related costs; and
(d) Applied Training Program Payments for beneficiaries placed in Applied Training
Programs."
2.     Section IV.B.2 of Schedule 2 to the Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:


Mr. Sadettin Akyl                      -2-                        December 21, 2021
"2.    The Closing Date referred to in Section 3.06 (c) of the Standard Conditions is
December 30, 2022."
All other provisions of the Agreement, except amended herein, shall remain in full force and
effect.
Please confirm, on behalf of the Recipient, your agreement with the foregoing, by signing and
dating this Amendment Letter in the spaces provided below. This Amendment Letter shall be executed
in two counterparts each of which shall be an original and one of which shall be returned to us. The
provisions set forth in this Amendment Letter will become effective as of the date of the
countersignature by the Recipient's authorized representative, upon receipt by the Bank of one original
of this Amendment Letter, fully executed by the parties thereto.
Please also note that the Restructuring Paper dated December 20"', 2021 a copy of which is
enclosed herewith, will be disclosed on the World Bank's external website as per the World Bank's
policy on Access to Information.
Sincerely,
INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
Auguste Tano Kouame
Director
Turkey Country Unit
Europe and Central Asia Region
AGREED:
MINISTRY OF LABOR AND SOCIAL SECURITY OF THE
REPUBLIC OF TURKEY
By                  Z     _
Name: Mr. Sadettin Akyil
Title:  Director General
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Cc': Mr. Oguz Kagan GUlldogan, Acting Director General, Turkish Employment Agency