EU AND CHILD LABOUR IN TURKEY GÜLHAN AKINCI NAZAN DİYAROĞLU ZEYNEP ECER BENGİ ERTEM CEM KARATAY

GÜLHAN AKINCI

NAZAN DİYAROĞLU

ZEYNEP ECER

BENGİ ERTEM

CEM KARATAY

WHO IS CHILD WORKER? According to Turkish Civil Law; Everyone under age 18 is called child W ho are between 15 - 24 considered as young workers 15 is the limit for defining child workers

According to Turkish Civil Law;

Everyone under age 18 is called child

W ho are between 15 - 24 considered as young workers

15 is the limit for defining child workers

ACCORDING TO CURRENT EU LAW C hildren who are 14 and below , and has completed primary education defined as child workers W ho are between 15 - 18 defined as young workers

C hildren who are 14 and below , and has completed primary education defined as child workers

W ho are between 15 - 18 defined as young workers

It is banned to employ children under age 15!!!!

It is banned to employ children under age 15!!!!

EMPLOYERS PREFER CH I LD WORKERS C hild labour is cheap C hildren are compatible for some jobs They can’t seek for their rights They don’t look for more money and insurance.

C hild labour is cheap

C hildren are compatible for some jobs

They can’t seek for their rights

They don’t look for more money and insurance.

WORST FORMS OF CH I LD LABOUR I N TURKEY Employing children I n the street A gricultural fields as seasonal workers S hoe polishing C ar repa i ring F urniture and leather clothing industries

Employing children

I n the street

A gricultural fields as seasonal workers

S hoe polishing

C ar repa i ring

F urniture and leather clothing industries

CHILD WORKERS ARE IN DANGER Addiction Malnourishment Harassment Between 1998-2000; 16804 had occupation al accidents and illnesses, 37 of them died

Addiction

Malnourishment

Harassment

Between 1998-2000; 16804 had occupation al accidents and illnesses, 37 of them died

EU AND PROJECTS ABOUT CHILD LABOUR IPEC (International Programmed on the Elimination of Child Labour) Since 1992, Turkish government dwelling upon two projects with ILO (International Labour Organization)

IPEC (International Programmed on the Elimination of Child Labour)

Since 1992, Turkish government dwelling upon two projects with ILO (International Labour Organization)

101 action programmes were implemented Reached 50.000 child workers %60 of them withdrawn from work and placed in schools 250.000 families have received counselling assistance

101 action programmes were implemented

Reached 50.000 child workers

%60 of them withdrawn from work and placed in schools

250.000 families have received counselling assistance

ERAD I CAT I ON OF THE WORST FORMS OF CH I LD LABOUR PROJECT To eradict the worst forms of child labour till 2015 To reduce child labour till 2007 To prevent children work in dangerous areas who are under risk

To eradict the worst forms of child labour till 2015

To reduce child labour till 2007

To prevent children work in dangerous areas who are under risk

OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING CENTERS 346 centers Children have apprenticeship training for 3 years A fter training, they have their certificates Only 123.000 children over 2 million 400 thousand can go to these centers

346 centers

Children have apprenticeship training for 3 years

A fter training, they have their certificates

Only 123.000 children over 2 million 400 thousand can go to these centers

THE 8TH FIVE YEAR DEVELOPMENT PLAN To implement convention on the rights of the children To eliminate caus es forcing children to work To e liminate the constraints that prevent children from attending school

To implement convention on the rights of the children

To eliminate caus es forcing children to work

To e liminate the constraints that prevent children from attending school

THE 8TH FIVE YEAR DEVELOPMENT PLAN To e nhance the capacity of institutions that provide services to children

To e nhance the capacity of institutions that provide services to children

CURRENT NEWS http://zaman.com.tr/?bl=haberler&trh=20050615&hn=183327 http://www.radikal.com.tr/haber. php ? haberno =206558 http://www.radikal.com.tr/haber.php?haberno=206753 http://www.sabah.com.tr/2006/01/22/eko126.html

http://zaman.com.tr/?bl=haberler&trh=20050615&hn=183327

http://www.radikal.com.tr/haber. php ? haberno =206558

http://www.radikal.com.tr/haber.php?haberno=206753

http://www.sabah.com.tr/2006/01/22/eko126.html

REFERENCES www.ilo.org www.cnnturk.com www. europa . eu www.tesk.org.tr www. belgenet .com European Union Documentation Center Fişek Enstitüsü Çalışan Çocuklar Bilim ve Eylem Merkezi Vakfı

www.ilo.org

www.cnnturk.com

www. europa . eu

www.tesk.org.tr

www. belgenet .com

European Union Documentation Center

Fişek Enstitüsü Çalışan Çocuklar Bilim ve Eylem Merkezi Vakfı