ABOUT THE REPORT
Original research on child labor in modern Turkish tobacco farming completed by an all-volunteer team of academic and professional researchers.
DESCRIBE dynamics
Describe the dynamics of the contract farming model in Turkish tobacco.
DOCUMENT evidence
Document evidence of widespread child labor in tobacco cultivation.
DELIVER solutions
Deliver data-driven policy solutions for stakeholders in Turkish tobacco production.
FINDINGS
Report findings about child labor, tobacco in Turkey, and global tobacco.
Watch
Watch our original animation and footage from the field.
Listen
Listen to narration from a former child laborer in Turkish tobacco.
FAQ
What does our Turkish slogan «tütün'de kırım var» mean?
The phrase is a clever pun that refers to the tobacco harvest as a crisis.
How is tobacco cultivated in Türkiye?
Learn more about tobacco cultivation from our photo guide, which features this photograph and many others!
Harvesting tobacco leaves
Does the international community monitor goods produced by child labor?
The United States Department of Labor releases an annual List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor:
The Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) maintains a list of goods and their source countries which it has reason to believe are produced by child labor or forced labor in violation of international standards…
Currently, this list recognizes a number of countries in the category for unmanufactured tobacco:
Countries with child labor in tobacco growing and manufacturing, 2021 (US Department of Labor)
Key Tables & Figures
ABOUT THE TEAM
Our team is 100% powered by volunteer academic and professional researchers.
Özgür Çetinkaya
Field research and report
Ertan Karabıyık
Field research and report
Sumru Nur Elden
Field research and report
Umut Kuruüzüm
Field research and report
Derya Şağban
Field research and infographics
Beyza Gülgönül
Field research and report
Charlotte Lloyd
Report and website
CITE THE REPORT
Gülgönül Beyza, C. Lloyd, E. Karabıyık, Ö. Çetinkaya, S. N. Elden, and U. Kuruüzüm. 2023. Under the Cover of Night: Child Labor in Oriental Tobacco, Evidence from Western Türkiye. Ankara: Development Workshop Cooperative.
