Tarımda kadın işçiliğinde görünmeyen riskler: Türkiye'de mevsimlik ve yerleşik işgücünün ürün bazlı değerlendirmesi

Yayınlanmış 25.09.2025
Anahtar Kelimeler
- Female Agricultural Labour, Occupational Health and Safety, Agricultural Sector, Seasonal Work, Product Processing Stage
- Kadın Tarım İşçiliği, İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği, Tarım Sektörü, Mevsimlik İşçilik, Ürün İşleme Aşaması
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Telif Hakkı (c) 2025 Evren Çağlarer

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Bu çalışma, Türkiye’de tarım sektöründe çalışan kadın işçilerin üretim, hasat ve ürün işleme aşamalarındaki çalışma koşullarını ve maruz kaldıkları sağlık ve güvenlik risklerini ürün bazlı bir yaklaşımla analiz etmektedir. Araştırmada yıllık (buğday, pamuk, mısır, tütün, pirinç) ve çok yıllık (üzüm, incir, çay, fındık, portakal, badem, ceviz, gül) ürünler temelinde sistematik bir literatür taraması yapılmıştır. Kadın işçilerin yalnızca hasat sürecinde değil, ürün işleme aşamalarında da ciddi fiziksel (kas-iskelet sistemi zorlanmaları), kimyasal (pestisit ve nikotin maruziyeti), biyolojik (bitki öz suları, böcek sokmaları) ve iklimsel (sıcak çarpması, susuzluk) risklere maruz kaldıkları tespit edilmiştir. Özellikle mevsimlik göç sürecinde barınma, hijyen ve sağlık hizmetlerine erişim gibi ek zorlukların yanı sıra, kadın işçilerin maruz kaldığı cinsiyet temelli riskler (cinsel taciz, ayrımcılık, hijyen eksikliği, üreme sağlığı sorunları ve sosyal dışlanma) sağlık ve güvenlik durumlarını daha da kırılgan hale getirmektedir. Çalışmada, ürün bazlı koruyucu önlemler geliştirilmesi, mevsimlik göç koşullarının iyileştirilmesi, sağlık taramalarının yaygınlaştırılması ve kadın işçilerin sosyal güvence sistemine dahil edilmesi yönünde somut politika önerileri sunulmuştur.
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