Resources on Agriculture, plantations, and other rural sectors

  1. Out of the fields and into the classroom

    Senior Programme Officer in Turkey, Nejat Kocabay, explains how four ILO projects are helping to eliminate the worst forms of child labour in seasonal agriculture in Turkey, including hazelnut harvesting. The projects, targeting seasonal agricultural workers, are being implemented in collaboration with the EU, Dutch and Turkish governments, Ferrero and CAOBISCO – The Association of Chocolate, Biscuit and Confectionery Industries of Europe.

  2. ILO COOP/SSE 100 Interview with Ünal Örnek, Coordinator of the Central Union of Turkish Forestry Cooperatives (ORKOOP)

    Established in March 1920, the ILO’s Cooperatives Unit marks its Centenary in 2020. On this occasion, the ILO COOP/SSE 100 Interview series features past and present ILO colleagues and key partners who were closely engaged in the ILO's work on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy (SSE). The interviews reflect on their experience and contributions in the past and shares their thoughts on the future of cooperatives and the SSE in a changing world of work.

  3. Roll-out of Think.Coop continues in Turkey, now also extending to rural areas

    ILO’s Think.Coop training tool has been rolled out in Turkey by Youth Deal Cooperative - Turkey’s first youth-led social cooperative that aims to provide sustainable employment solutions for disadvantaged groups including youth.

  4. “No to child labour in Turkey’s hazelnut gardens”

    An ILO project prioritizes education as the main instrument to eliminate child labour in the country’s seasonal agriculture. So far, more than 1,200 children have benefitted from the project.

  5. Taking child labour out of hazelnut harvesting

    Turkey is finding success with coordinated measures to get children out of the hazelnut fields and into school. (Closed Captions available)

  6. CAOBISCO and ILO extend cooperation in combating child labour in seasonal hazelnut harvesting in Turkey

    Project addresses seasonal work by children in hazelnut farming in Turkey.

  7. Netherlands extends agreement with ILO to combat child labour in agriculture

    Project addresses seasonal work by children in hazelnut farming in Turkey.

  8. Eliminating seasonal child labour in Turkey

    The ILO teams up with European private industry to help prevent children from working in seasonal hazelnut harvesting in Turkey.

  9. An Integrated Model for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour in Seasonal Agriculture in Hazelnut Harvesting in Türkiye

    The project aims to contribute to the elimination of the worst forms of child labour in seasonal agriculture in hazelnut harvesting in Turkey. The project in the Black Sea region of Türkiye is being implemented jointly by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security of Türkiye and the ILO.