Observations on Working Conditions Of Georgian Workers Who Work in Tea Agriculture

Abstract

Not only in Turkey; but also in the World, a great number of the labouring man have been employed in the agricultural sector. Some peculiar conditions of agricultural sector cause a lot of problems two of which are economic migration and seasonal workers. In agricultural sector, the area which has the worst working conditions is seasonal working.

Tea agriculture provides temporary or seasonal working due to some imperative reasons such as hard working conditions, the necessity of harvesting the tea in the field in a definite period of time, effect of climate changes.

In this paper, migration problem in the sector analysed in terms of working conditions and relations of Georgian workers (food, job security, health and so on).The method used in the paper is observation and interview for the fieldwork.

This study is made based on personal observations following the interviews with workers, brokers, the owners of tea fields, the authorised officers in agricultural chambers and village headmen.

To sum up, the aim of the study is to find out the differences in working conditions of Georgian workers who work in tea agriculture in the Eastern Black Sea and to make same basic determinations about this issue.

In addition, considering the observation results, some suggestions for the future are made.

Keywords

• Georgian Workers,Tea Production,Migrant Workers

References

1. Ciğerci, U. N ve Ulukan, U. (2011). Kriz ve Göç Türkiye Gürcistan Arası Nüfus Hareketleri Üzerinde Bir Tartışma; Küresel Bunalım ve Karadeniz Bölgesi Ekonomileri, Ed. (E. Akbostancı ve O. Erdoğdu). Türkiye Ekonomi Kurumu, İmaj Yayınları, Ankara
2. ÇAYSİAD, (2015) 2014 Yılı Çay Sektörünün Durumu Sorunları ve Çözüm Önerileri, http://www.caysiad.org.tr (4.09.2016)
3. ÇAYSİAD,(2015) 2014 Yılı Çay Bölgesi İstihdam Raporu http://www.caysiad.org.tr (8.10.2016)
4. ERGEM – Enhancing the Role of Georgian Migrants at Home Project (2014) Georgian Diaspora and Migrant Communitied in Germany, Greece anda Turkey: Transnational realities and ties with Georgia, international Centre for Migration Policy Development, Vienna-Austria.
5. Gümüş, E. (2016), Çay Sektöründe Yabancı İşçi Sorunu.(VESTEL.ARGE) http://[e-mail] (12.11.2016)
6. Kablay, S. (2016), Fındık Bahçesinde İşçi Olmak: Ordu ve Giresun İllerinde Mevsimlik Tarım İşçilerinin Çalışma Koşulları (Der) Deniz Yıldırım-Evren Haspolat, Değişen Karadeniz’i Anlamak. Phoenix Yayınevi. Ankara, 281-308
7. Kalkınma Ajansı(2016), Türkiye’ de Mevsimlik Tarımsal Üretimde Yabancı Göçmen İşçiler Mevcut Durum Raporu, Ankara
8. Kalkınma Ajansı(2016b), Türkiye’de Mevsimlik Tarımsal Üretimde Yabancı Göçmen İşçiler, Politika Önerileri, Ankara

9. Karaman, K. Yılmaz, A. Y. (2011), Mevsimlik Tarım İşçileri ve Enformel İlişkiler Ağı: Giresun’da Çalışa, Mevsimlik Tarım İşçileri Üzerine Bir Araştırma, ZFWT.VOL.3.NO.1(2011 sh.(2011-226))
10. Stıftung, F.E. MIGA(2012): Tarımda Mevsimlik İşçi Göçü Türkiye Durumu Özeti(Mevsimlik İşçi Göçü Türkiye Durum Özeti), İstanbul
11. Toprak, F. (2015) “Mevsimlik Tarım İşçileri” T.B.M.M Araştırma Merkezi Ocak Sosyal Politika Bölümü
12. http://yigm.kuturturizm.gov.tr ( 20.11.2016)
13. http://www.tuik.gov.tr (15.11.2016)
14. http://www.iskur.gov.tr (10.10.2016)
15. http://www.caykur.gov.tr İstatistik Bülten 2015, (20.10.2016)