Seasonal agriculture workers are leaving the region one after the other as hazelnut harvest season ends. Some of them go back home and some seek other places for more work in other agricultural crops. The work in social support centres established by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and Ministry of Labour and Social Security to eliminate child labour in hazelnut harvesting are also coming to an end.

Teacher Doğan Demirci working for the project said that their work has ended in Fatsa Social Support Centre and underlining it was a tiring but productive duration of more tehn one month. “We have an average number of 200 students this year and organised classrooms in 4 different levels including the preschool children. As we carried on with the basic education program, we have also given classes for the 6th., 7th., 8th. grade of students whom are preparing for higher education. Basic hygiene training was an important part of our program for all of the groups. Social activities and music classes were the most attractive ones for the students.” says Demirci and continues, “We were nine teachers here in Fatsa working for the project on our second year. We have observed that some of the students’ who were here with us last year had higher motivation. Our students looking forward for the next year.” concluded Demirci.