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Child Labour

Hendek Social Support Centre concluded its work with a picnic with the students.

Seasonal Agriculture workers are departing from the region with the end of hazelnut harvest season. Teachers of Hendek Social Support Centre in Sakarya Province, which was established within the scope of “Integrated Model for the Elimination of...

Gender Equality

Gender equality training took place in Akçakoca Esma Hanım Village Social Support Centre

Gender equality training was given to the children of seasonal agriculture workers in collaboration with Foundation for the Support of Women’s Work (FSWW) at Akçakoca Social Support Centre and villages nearby.

Interview

Director-General of International Labour Organization (ILO), Guy Ryder's interview with Hürriyet Newspaper

“During my contacts in Ankara they (the confederations) didn’t bring up the issue of women’s employment and this is somewhat discouraging. Yet, Turkey needs to address this issue both as a social and economic problem,” says Guy Ryder,...

Child Labour

Students of Çilimli Social Support Centre have presented the season end performance to their families.

Students of Çilimli Social Support centre, which was established within the scope of “Integrated Model for the Elimination of Worst Forms of Child Labour in Seasonal Agriculture in Hazelnut Harvesting in Turkey Project” have presented a performance...

Child Labour

School classes end in Ünye Social Support Centre

Ünye Social Support Centre that was established within the scope of “Integrated Model for the Elimination of Worst Forms of Child Labour in Seasonal Agriculture in Hazelnut Harvesting in Turkey Project” is closed for 2015 as the workers has...

Child Labour

Social support centres are closing towards the end of the hazelnut harvest season in East Black Sea Region

Hazelnut harvesting season coming to an end in East Black Sea Region and seasonal workers are leaving the area. Social support centres which, established within the scope of “Integrated Model for the Elimination of Worst Forms of Child Labour in...

Integrated Model for the Elimination of Worst Forms of Child Labour in Seasonal Agriculture in Hazelnut Harvesting in Turkey Project...

The delegation of stakeholders’ visits for “Integrated Model for the Elimination of Worst Forms of Child Labour in Seasonal Agriculture in Hazelnut Harvesting in Turkey Project” continued in West Black Sea Region on 27-28 August 2015. Govert...

Stakeholders meeting were held on 25 August 2015 in Ordu Province within the framework of the Integrated Model for the Elimination of Worst...

Stakeholders of the “Integrated Model for the Elimination of Worst Forms of Child Labour in Seasonal Agriculture in Hazelnut Harvesting in Turkey Project” came together to evaluate the on going project activities and future steps.

The Association of the Chocolate, Biscuit and Confectionery Industries of Europe (CAOBISCO) Secretary General and members arrived to Ordu...

The Association of the Chocolate, Biscuit and Confectionery Industries of Europe (CAOBISCO) Secretary General and a delegation from it’s members arrived to Ordu Province to observe “Integrated Model for the Elimination of Worst Forms of Child Labour...

Rehearsals at Çilimli Social Support Centre continue for the end of the harvest season

Students of Çilimli Social Support Centre are coming to the centre with a school bus every morning from their settlements. Their relation with the centre is reinforced with the social and cultural activities beside the official education programme.

Summit of G20 Finance and Labour and Employment Ministers

G20 caught in weak economic and jobs recovery spiral

“A weak economic recovery continues to weigh heavily on G20 labour markets, while the persistent lack of decent jobs is in turn hurting the recovery,” said ILO Director-General Guy Ryder, who’s taking part in the G20 Labour and Employment Ministers...

Summit of G20 Labour and Employment Ministers, Ankara

ILO welcomes G20 priority of boosting growth, jobs and reducing inequalities

The ILO Director-General highlighted ministers’ agreement to undertake a mix of policies using “wage-setting mechanisms, institutions for social dialogue, social protection systems, employment services and active labour market policies.”

ILO Director-General and labour confederations in Turkey discuss how to improve labour and union rights

The ILO Director-General’s meeting with the confederations of workers’ and public servants’ unions in Turkey highlighted the importance of trade unions and social dialogue in dealing with current issues in the world of work

ILO Director-General visits Turkey

ILO Director-General Guy Ryder’s visit marks a first highest level visit by an ILO Director-General to Ankara after 22 years

Children of seasonal workers and hazelnut producers are attending classes together in Akçakoca Social Support Centre

Children of seasonal workers and hazelnut producers are attending classes together in Akçakoca Social Support Centre within the scope of “Integrated Model for the Elimination of Worst Forms of Child Labour in Seasonal Agriculture in Hazelnut...

Hendek Social Support Centre receiving new students everyday.

School has started in Hendek Karadere Social Support Centre within the scope of “Integrated Model for the Elimination of Worst Forms of Child Labour in Seasonal Agriculture in Hazelnut Harvesting in Turkey Project.” 7 teachers undertake the task to...

School bell has rung for the children of seasonal hazelnut workers in West Black Sea Region

School bell has rung for the first time in Hendek District of Sakarya Province, Çilimli and Akçakoca districts of Düzce in the West Black Sea Region for 2015 hazelnut harvest season within the scope of “Integrated Model for the Elimination of Worst...

Good agricultural practices, good hazelnut that excludes child labour is not a dream, as so to become a doctor or teacher

Classrooms are set and students are registered at Uzunisa Social support centre. As the hazelnut harvest goes on with thousands of workers Teachers of “Integrated Model for the Elimination of Worst Forms of Child Labour in Seasonal Agriculture in...

Information campaign has started

Ordu Metropolitan Municipality has started a province wide information campaign in coordination with “Integrated Model for the Elimination of Worst Forms of Child Labour in Seasonal Agriculture in Hazelnut Harvesting in Turkey Project.” Meanwhile...

Hygiene and health comes first.

Intensive efforts to end child labour in seasonal hazelnut harvesting continue with hygiene training and dental health check for children in social support centres.