AN OVERVIEW OF THE OUTCOMES OF THE SOCIAL COOPERATION PROJECT IMPLEMENTED FOR THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR IN ADANA PROVINCE OF TURKEY

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WOS: 000272691800013Objective: It was found out by ILO that the worst form of child labor in Turkey is seen in the seasonal agricultural activities, small scale industry and the children working on die street The Project was implemented for the purpose of ensuring the withdrawal of children from work or preventing them from starting to work by providing the 360 children working tit these 3 sectors and 75 parents with training, in addition to health and social support This paper offers the outcomes of the project along with out opinions. Material and Method: The children who were registered at the Project Center were subject to a health check, trained and provided with social supports for their educational needs All tasks conducted under this descriptive and qualitative study were recorded and the outcomes were evaluated via SPSS program. Results: The mean age of the children were 10.8 +/- 2.3 (min 7, max.15) 267 (91.1%) of the children reported that. they worked to contribute to the household economy it was found that 208 (57.8%) had a disease Consequently, 220 children stopped working, 125 children decided not to work and 15 children continued to work. Conclusion: The macro-economic and social measures which can eliminate adult unemployment and low incomes of the households, which constitute the primary reasons of the children find themselves obliged to work in Turkey, should be concluded If each party acts with such sensitivity for the child labor in their own area, our children, owners of tomorrow, Will certainly have a longer and healthier life spar

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