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The Life Conditions And TheirFuture Expectations Of The Child LabourAt The Street

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  • Yener Sisman

    (Anadolu University)

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In Turkey, most of the studies about children at work investigate specific sec- tors but studies about children working at street are limited. The purpose of this study is to determine current conditions and problems of children wor- king at street and improve solutions. In this study, descriptive method was used. The study was conducted in Eskiflehir and 198 children (185 male, 13 female) ages between 5 and 14 were participated to study. Data were collected by a questionnaire including 47 items and illustrated in frequency and percentage scattegrams. According to the findings most of the children working at street are male and ages between 9-14, from low income families, trading food/non-food, working whole year, earning montly 200.000.000 TLor below,being fed at streets, living with families and having no bad habits.

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  • Yener Sisman, 2006. "The Life Conditions And TheirFuture Expectations Of The Child LabourAt The Street," Anadolu University Journal of Social Sciences, Anadolu University, vol. 6(2), pages 251-276, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:and:journl:v:6:y:2006:i:2:p:251-276
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    1. Mert, Kader & Kadıoğlu, Hasibe, 2014. "The reasons why children work on the streets: A sample from Turkey," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 44(C), pages 171-180.

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    Keywords

    Child Labour; Working Street Children; Social Policy.;
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    JEL classification:

    • J00 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - General
    • J81 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Standards - - - Working Conditions

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