KÖMÜR ÇOCUKLAR: ÇOCUK İŞÇİLİĞİNİN FARKLI BİR GÖRÜNÜMÜ PATNOS ÖRNEĞİ
COAL CHILDREN: A DIFFERENT APPEARANCE OF CHILD LABOR IN THE SAMPLE OF PATNOS

Summary/Abstract: There are many types of child labor such as tissue selling, shoe shining, working in agriculture and paper collection. In this study, a different kind of child labor is emphasized. This study examines the situation of children collecting unburned coal, which they collect by mixing garbages of apartment buildings and public institutions. This problem has been existed for many years and it is a phenomenon peculiar to Turkey’s cold and some eastern provinces without natural gas. The aim of the study is to address the socio-economic situation of children doing this work. Qualitative research method was chosen in the study. In this context, semistructured interview form was used as a data collection tool and interviews with children were conducted. The study was conducted with 12 children aged 9 to 15 years in total. According to the findings, children work in poor conditions, while collecting coal they face serious risks. Also the findings show that they do this job due to financial problems and school dropout is high among these children.

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