Turkey No significant progress in combating child labor in Turkey, says EP member

3 Feb 2012 | child labour

’Today’s Zaman’ reports that EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy Stefan Füle has said there has been no significant progress in the fight against child labor in Turkey. European firms will be discouraged from buying products from Turkish companies which fail to follow ILO standards concerning the employment of minors, he said. Füle added that 2011 was declared a “year of action” with the aim of eliminating child labor in the agricultural sector, particularly during the hazelnut harvest. 2012 will see a continuation of efforts to this end.

Source : Today's Zaman