Child Waste Pickers In A South-Eastern City In Turkey

Abstract

Child labour is one of the many major problems among children in Turkey, and waste picking is one of the most recent and worst forms of child labour. It is a widespread form of working on the streets in Turkey’s big cities, and is performed in particular by children in Diyarbakır, where 30 children were interviewed in detail during this qualitative research. Consequently, the opinions and experiences of children were to the greatest possible extent included in the study, from the perspective of the following themes: socio-demographic characteristics, causes of work, relations with the school, relations with family and relatives, and relations with other people. 

Keywords

• Child,children’s rights,street working children,child waste pickers,diyarbakır

Türkiye’nin Güneydoğusunda Bir Şehirde Atık Madde Toplayan Çocuklar

Abstract

Çocuk işçiliği Türkiye’de çocukların maruz kaldığı ana sorunlardan biridir ve atık madde toplayıcılığı çocuk işçiliğinin yakın zamanlarda ortaya çıkmış ve en kötü formlarından biridir. Atık madde toplayıcılığı Türkiye’nin büyük şehirlerinin sokaklarında çok yaygın biçimde rastlanan bir çalışma biçimidir ve özellikle Diyarbakır’da çocukların bu işi icra ettiği görülmektedir. Bu niteliksel araştırmada 30 çocukla derinlemesine mülakatlar yapılmıştır. Sonuç olarak, çocukların düşünce ve deneyimleri bu çalışmaya şu temalar çerçevesinde olabildiğince dâhil edilmiştir: sosyo-demografik özellikler, çalışma nedenleri, okulla ilişkiler, aile ve akrabalarla ilişkiler ve diğer insanlarla ilişkiler.

Keywords

• Çocuk,çocuk hakları,sokakta çalışan çocuklar,atık madde toplayan çocuklar,diyarbakır

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