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content tagged with Child labor

Sixteen students arrested in İstanbul for protesting rising child worker deaths
Sixteen students arrested in İstanbul for protesting rising child worker deaths
Turkey's vocational education program has been under criticism from rights advocated over legitmizing child labor as child worker deaths in the country increases.
4 December 2025
Over 800,000 children in Turkey are out of education, report finds
Nalin Öztekin
reports
Over 800,000 children in Turkey are out of education, report finds
Over 800,000 children in Turkey are out of education, report finds
Among children aged 15–17, 24.9%, or one in four, are participating in the labor force.
27 November 2025 Nalin Öztekin
Child worker dies after physical violence by colleagues in southeastern Turkey
Child worker dies after physical violence by colleagues in southeastern Turkey
One suspect has been formally arrested as an investigatio into the incident is ongoing.
20 November 2025
Two child workers killed in construction collapse in Urfa
Two child workers killed in construction collapse in Urfa
Five workers were trapped under the debris of concrete and iron.
17 November 2025
'Businesses employ two children in place of one adult at same cost'
Nalin Öztekin
reports
'Businesses employ two children in place of one adult at same cost'
THREE CHILD WORKERS KILLED IN A WEEK
'Businesses employ two children in place of one adult at same cost'
Recent child worker deaths reflect government policies that push children into low-wage labor to sustain small and mid-sized businesses, argues Kansu Yıldırım from the Health and Safety Labor Watch.
23 October 2025 Nalin Öztekin
Turkey sees rise in school dropouts, union warns
Turkey sees rise in school dropouts, union warns
As expected years of schooling continue to decline and more children fall outside the education system, the government is considering shortening the 12-year compulsory education period.
21 October 2025
Invisible in data, embedded in workforce: Refugee child workers in Turkey
Nalin Öztekin
reports
Invisible in data, embedded in workforce: Refugee child workers in Turkey
Invisible in data, embedded in workforce: Refugee child workers in Turkey
“This system is built on the bodies of children who die in workplace murders. Refugee child workers are the ones who don’t even make it to the display window of this structure," says author Özgür Hüseyin Akış.
25 September 2025 Nalin Öztekin
One in four children in Turkey engaged in labor, TurkStat reveals
One in four children in Turkey engaged in labor, TurkStat reveals
Labor force participation among children aged 15-17 ha increased notably in recent years.
18 April 2025
Sixty-six children killed while working in a school year in Turkey
Sixty-six children killed while working in a school year in Turkey
As the new school year begins, the Health and Safety Labor Watch released statistics on child labor fatalities from the previous school year.
11 September 2024
Sixteen-year-old dies in fall while working illegally on construction site
Sixteen-year-old dies in fall while working illegally on construction site
Despite legal protections, children continue to work in sectors that are prohibited or deemed unsafe, particularly in dangerous industries such as construction.
15 August 2024
Children 'exploited, killed' under the guise of vocational training in Turkey
Pınar Öztürk
reports
Children 'exploited, killed' under the guise of vocational training in Turkey
Children 'exploited, killed' under the guise of vocational training in Turkey
Nine high school students attending vocational training programs were killed in work-related incidents in the first seven months of the year.
7 August 2024 Pınar Öztürk
EU signboard removed from Adana workshop where child worker died
Hikmet Adal
reports
EU signboard removed from Adana workshop where child worker died
EU signboard removed from Adana workshop where child worker died
"In Adana, from June to September, when schools are closed, child laborers are employed in workshops in large numbers. The whole city knows this fact. The state and the Ministry of Labor know it too. But everyone turns a blind eye."
13 June 2024 Hikmet Adal
'At least 671 children killed on the job in 11 years'
'At least 671 children killed on the job in 11 years'
The primary legal model widely used for the exploitation of child labor in Turkey is apprenticeship, says the İSİG.
29 January 2024
Vocational education center student dies after his head gets stuck in sheet bending machine
Vocational education center student dies after his head gets stuck in sheet bending machine
14-year-old Arda Tonbul was a student at MESEM, affiliated with the Ministry of National Education. Tonbul was doing an internship at an iron and steel factory.
17 January 2024
Student intern working on air conditioning installation dies falling from the roof
Student intern working on air conditioning installation dies falling from the roof
In Diyarbakır, 17-year-old 10th-grade student Ömer Ç., who was taken to the Auto Dealership Site to install air conditioning ducts, fell from the roof on the second floor to the ground. The student, who was taken to the hospital, lost his 6-day struggle for life.
29 December 2023
Three children drown in irrigation canals, one still missing after five days
Three children drown in irrigation canals, one still missing after five days
One of the children was the son of a family of seasonal agricultural workers and two were Syrian refugees.
30 May 2023
Child labor increased in Turkey in 2022, official figures show
Child labor increased in Turkey in 2022, official figures show
Children make up more than 25 percent of Turkey's population, according to the TurkStat figures.
18 April 2023
'Full time child labor': Over 1.2 million vocational students employed in Türkiye
'Full time child labor': Over 1.2 million vocational students employed in Türkiye
Both schools and businesses profit from students' employment as "vocational training centers" are being promoted in low-income neighborhoods, says a CHP official.
16 January 2023
Three child workers killed on the job in three days
Three child workers killed on the job in three days
At least 556 children died while working in the last nine years in Turkey, according to a monitoring group.
26 July 2022
Vocational high schools: 'They are not students but workers'
Vocational high schools: 'They are not students but workers'
Students experience workplace accidents just as adults do and safety measures at schools are not sufficient, says a new report by the FİSA Child Rights Center.
22 June 2022 Ayşegül Özbek
Ministry 'doesn't know' number of child workers in Turkey
Ministry 'doesn't know' number of child workers in Turkey
Responding to a parliamentary question, the minister of family and social services did not disclose the number of child workers in Turkey.
1 February 2022 Hikmet Adal
Agricultural workers’ child found dead in a puddle
Agricultural workers’ child found dead in a puddle
Having moved from Urfa to Çorum as seasonal agricultural workers, Kubacık family’s 13-year-old son Ali Kubacık has been found dead in a puddle during the search and rescue operations that started after the family had reported him missing.
11 October 2021
Child worker dies after being hit by pickup truck in Siirt
Child worker dies after being hit by pickup truck in Siirt
The driver of the truck has been detained after hitting the child walking with his cattle.
27 September 2021
‘Boss’s car is more valuable than child’s health’
‘Boss’s car is more valuable than child’s health’
Speaking to bianet about the trial where a child worker is given a higher sentence than his bosses who battered him, lawyer Akbaş says, “This ruling has hurt public conscience in a similar way to the ruling on children 'who stole baklava' in Antep."
17 September 2021 Ayşegül Özbek
Court ruling ignores violence against child worker
CHILD BATTERED IN AFYON
Court ruling ignores violence against child worker
The court board has given a higher sentence to the child worker battered by his employers for demanding his unpaid wage than the sentence given to the employers. The Child Rights Center has announced that it will appeal against the ruling.
17 September 2021
Child poverty in Turkey: Scrap collector, peddler, textile worker
DEEP POVERTY NETWORK
Child poverty in Turkey: Scrap collector, peddler, textile worker
A study conducted by the Deep Poverty Network shows that children work in Turkey because the adults bringing money to the household cannot work due to illness or another reason or their income does not suffice to make ends meet.
13 September 2021
‘There are doubts in the file concerning the best interest of the child’
CHILD WORKER BATTERED
‘There are doubts in the file concerning the best interest of the child’
Defendants were not present in the trial over an incident where Ş.C.K. (16) was battered by his bosses. FİSA Children’s Rights Center’s involvement in the case was rejected; the new prosecutor gave a new opinion as to the accusations.
10 September 2021 Ayşegül Özbek
Child labor in Turkey: Agricultural worker loses her life
Child labor in Turkey: Agricultural worker loses her life
17-year-old Belkize Çelik received an electric shock in the tent where she was staying and lost her life in Turkey’s Black Sea province of Ordu.
12 August 2021
Child loses his life in occupational homicide
Child loses his life in occupational homicide
Mahmut Gül (15) lost his life after the motor of a vehicle that he was working on fell on him. Another 14-year-old child was run over by a tractor and lost her life in Bingöl.
9 July 2021
‘At least 513 children died in occupational homicides in Turkey in 8 years’
WORLD DAY AGAINST CHILD LABOR
‘At least 513 children died in occupational homicides in Turkey in 8 years’
CHP MP Candan Yüceer made a statement on June 12 World Day Against Child Labor: “The occupational homicides of children mostly happen in the field of agriculture, where child labor is frequently encountered and poor conditions are prevalent.”
14 June 2021
'Even meeting daily needs is a "cause of death" for child workers'
SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL CHILD WORKERS
'Even meeting daily needs is a "cause of death" for child workers'
Drowning in irrigation canals is not the only reason for the deaths of seasonal agricultural child workers. There are those who fall from a tractor or hoeing machine, poisoned by snake or scorpion bites, small children accidentally run over by a tractor...
12 May 2021 Ayşegül Özbek
Seasonal agricultural workers: ‘Deprived of hygiene, detached from education’
PROBLEMS AGGRAVATED BY PANDEMIC
Seasonal agricultural workers: ‘Deprived of hygiene, detached from education’
Problems of seasonal agricultural workers in Manisa are aggravated even more by the pandemic. In addition to a dire need for hot and clean water, the income inequality and the number of children detached from education rise every year.
7 May 2021 Esmer Değirmen
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