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Three agricultural workers killed in traffic accident

Three agricultural workers killed in traffic accident

Eighteen people were injured when a minibus carrying workers veered of the road.

Agrobay greenhouse workers continue protests outside of consulates

Agrobay greenhouse workers continue protests outside of consulates

The workers who were dismissed due to their union activities have been protesting the company for 42 days.

Over 1,800 agricultural workers killed on the job in a decade

Over 1,800 agricultural workers killed on the job in a decade

The İSİG report attributed the high rate of work-related accidents in the agricultural sector to seasonal work

28 September 2023

Police beat, detain İzmir greenhouse workers protesting for reinstatement

Police beat, detain İzmir greenhouse workers protesting for reinstatement

The company had fired dozens of workers after they unionized. The workers demand either their severance pay or reinstatement.

11 September 2023

Three agricultural workers killed in traffic accident

Three agricultural workers killed in traffic accident

At least 52 agricultural and forestry workers were killed on the job last month, making up more than one fourth of all work-related deaths.

11 September 2023

Three farm workers, including two refugees, killed in traffic accident

Three farm workers, including two refugees, killed in traffic accident

A van carrying 14 agricultural workers veered off the road and crashed into a field in Bursa.

Women’s position in Türkiye’s agriculture remains fragile despite booming exports

Women’s position in Türkiye’s agriculture remains fragile despite booming exports

Agriculture is the country's largest informal economy and the largest employment sector for women, including refugees. Besides long working hours, 95 percent of the women in the sector work informally, while simultaneously being responsible for domestic tasks.

18 October 2022 Wouter Massink

Minibus carrying agricultural workers rolls over, claiming 1 life, injuring 15 others

Minibus carrying agricultural workers rolls over, claiming 1 life, injuring 15 others

While the fire brigade teams took the wounded agricultural workers out of the minibus following the accident in Maraş province in southern Turkey, the paramedics detected that S.A. died at the scene of the incident.

20 September 2021

‘Men earn 120 lira, women 85 lira, Syrians even less’

AGRICULTURAL WORKERS

‘Men earn 120 lira, women 85 lira, Syrians even less’

HDP MPs met agricultural workers in Mersin. “We go to work at 4 in the morning; there are times when we cannot go back home at 9 in the evening. We cannot rest even for half an hour to eat something,” says the Precarious Workers Association Chair.

Association executives detained by anti-terror police over declaration on workers’ wages

Association executives detained by anti-terror police over declaration on workers’ wages

Having distributed leaflets calling on agricultural workers to halt work in protest of their daily wages, the executives of the Precarious Workers’ Association have been detained by the Anti-Terror Branch. A confidentiality order has been issued for their file.

16 September 2020 Ayça Söylemez

‘The moment when they attacked us still haunts me’

14-YEAR-OLD KURDISH CHILD WORKER

‘The moment when they attacked us still haunts me’

Tuğba Demir, one of the Kurdish agricultural workers attacked by villagers and land owners in Sakarya, has spoken to bianet: “I used to want to be a teacher before, now I want to be a lawyer. No one should forget this incident.”

7 September 2020 Evrim Kepenek

Education minister criticized for 'normalizing child labor'

Education minister criticized for 'normalizing child labor'

Minister Selçuk visited seasonal agricultural workers and gave out books to children.

The Ones Left out of Quarantine: Journey of Seasonal Agricultural Workers Begins

The Ones Left out of Quarantine: Journey of Seasonal Agricultural Workers Begins

Agricultural workers say, “We live in 11-person family tents where we go. We work for peanuts in precarious, temporary jobs. We don’t have rights. We are not even treated like fellow human beings most of the time.”

14 April 2020 Filiz Yalçıntaş

Trailer Rolls Over in Manisa: 11 Workers Including Children Injured

Trailer Rolls Over in Manisa: 11 Workers Including Children Injured

The gendarmerie has launched an investigation into the accident.