Turkey and children impacted by armed conflicts

Statistics on Children's Work and Education (1-6) Table 1 provides key indicators on children's work and education in Turkey. Children also perform dangerous tasks in seasonal agriculture and in small and medium manufacturing enterprises.

In addition, prohibition of compulsory recruitment of children by non-state armed groups does not meet international standards.Ĭhildren in Turkey engage in the worst forms of child labor, including commercial sexual exploitation and recruitment by non-state armed groups. Uneven enforcement resulted in insufficient protection of children employed in child labor. However, children in Turkey engage in the worst forms of child labor, including commercial sexual exploitation and recruitment by non-state armed groups. The Integrated Model for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor in Seasonal Agriculture in Hazelnut Harvesting prevented 1,022 children from working in hazelnut harvesting and was extended to 2020.

In addition, 355 labor inspectors, 81 provincial directors, and 320 teachers were trained on child labor. The government signed a Joint Declaration on the Elimination of Child Labor, declaring 2018 as the Year of Elimination of Child Labor. In 2018, Turkey made a moderate advancement in efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor.

Note: Due to changes in the trade preferential status of Turkey in 2019, ILAB conducted no further reports on the worst forms of child labor in Turkey covering years after 2018.

Turkey and children impacted by armed conflicts