Turkey announces 2018 as year against child labor

AN OVERALL ANALYSIS OF CHILD LABOUR IN TURKEY AND IN INTERNATIONAL FIELD FROM LEGAL STANDPOINT, 2018

The “Child Labor” problem has been examined superficially in national and international area. Briefly, child labor has been defined, main reasons of child labor has been tried to be examined economically and socially as a fact. These reasons have been tried to be supported with some data, charts have been prepared with statistics to indicate the case in Turkey and in international field. Within this context, has been glanced firstly about rights of the child and child labor. The aim of this study is, as a superficial examination, to indicate the child labor problem in Turkey and in international field.

Curret Debates in Social Sciences 2021, 2021

The study deals with child labor in Turkey and Mexico. The main aim is to state the main causes of child labour, which is a problem that needs an urgent solution. By choosing Turkey and Mexico countries, it will be emphasized that child labor is a structural problem. The main and visible causes of child labor, the similarities and differences in the areas where child labor is seen are discussed. In this sense, in Turkey and Mexico, information on child labor in seasonal agriculture, children working on the street, children in forced labor and children working as packers in supermarkets in Mexico will be given comparatively. At the same time, the effect of adolescent pregnancies and child marriages on child labor will be stated. Another point is the effect of regional development and ethnic differences on child labor. Finally, the policies implemented in the fight against child labor in both countries were critically expressed. New social policies were proposed by stating the shortcomings of the implemented policies. In the study, the historical-comparative research method, which is the comparative examination of certain characteristics in different countries or cultures, was adopted and the document analysis technique was used. In the study, the literature on the subject was scanned, country and regional reports and related statistics were used. The data required for the analysis were compiled from the reports of international organizations

Child Labor in Turkey with laws and numbers

The purpose of our work is to convey the change in child labor in Turkey from the past to present. Child labor is one of the most important problems in the world. Child labor prevents children's physical and spiritual development and isolates them society. For these reasons child labor needs to be reduced to minimum level. Many institutions in the world are continuing to work for this purpose. These actions have a great share in reducing child labour. Developed countries as much as they are in undeveloped countries are also facing the problem of the child labor. In our study, the problem of child labor and the historical process will be considered firstly in the world. Later, child labor will be examined in our country from the Ottoman Empire until today, child labor will be tried to be described with statistical values in sectors Keywords: Child Labor, Child Labor in Ottoman Empire, Child Labor in Turkey, Labor, Economic History.

Ataturk Universitesi Iktisadi Ve Idari Bilimler Dergisi, 2013

Özet: Bu çalışma Türkiye'nin kentsel bölgesinde çocuk işgücünün belirleyicilerini araştırmaktadır. Çalışmada, Türkiye'de çocuk işgücüne katılım kararı için bir olasılık tahmin etmek amacıyla ikili cevap değişkenleri temelinde, konu ile ilgili çeşitli karakteristikler verilmiş, önceki çalışmaların bulguların özetlenmiş ve bu çerçevede Türkiye'de çocuk işçiliğinin belirleyicilerinin ortaya konulması hedeflenmiştir. Bu amaçla, Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu tarafından toplanan 2006 yılına ait veri seti kullanılmıştır ve Probit Regresyon adı verilen bir regresyon yöntemi uygulanmıştır. Bulgularımıza göre çocuk işgücüne katılım kararı bireylerin karakteristiklerinin yanı sıra hane halkı üyelerinin mali kısıtlamaları tarafından belirlenmektedir. Özellikle, çocuk işgücü katılım kararı babanın geliri ile ilişkilidir. Bu nedenle bulgularımız, Türkiye'de çocuk işgücüne katılmama kararının bir lüks mal niteliğinde olduğunu göstermektedir.

2016

The issue of child labour can be encountered in almost every country. However, the issue currently has been growing particularly in developing countries. In relation to this subject, not only governments but also supranational organizations such as the ILO, UNICEF and EU take place in order to eliminate child labour. Even sometimes, projects are developed so as to be implemented by various countries and governments are orientated for the implementation of these projects, financial support and/or every so often qualified experts are provided, some countries are forced through a variety of sanctions in order to solve the problem by these organizations. At this point, the status of a candidate country to the European Union Turkey emerges as a striking example. Besides, Turkey is determined for this work because ILO's and IPEC program implemented in Turkey from 1990 to 2007. In addition, the example of Turkey is selected to examine the issue since the period of compulsory education ...

International Social Work, 2012

Child labor is a serious issue in Turkey. This article provides a review of the current literature on risk factors associated with child labor in Turkey. Emphasizing their multilayered nature, the article examines risk factors contributing to child labor in Turkey by clustering them under individual, family, and structural factors. Recommendations for future research, policy, and practice are also discussed.

2008

Two little known forms of child labour in Turkey are examined. The process through which these children are made to work has parallels with the experiences of slaves. First, a longstanding practice from Northwestern Turkey of parents hiring children to better-off farmers is examined. Further, a more recent problem is examined where children are trafficked to big cities and forced to join criminal rings. Both forms of child labour are consequences of poverty.

Children & Society, 2008

Institute of Social Sciences, 2018