REPORTS

“In a Nutshell”: Efficacy of Balsu’s Child Protection Program

Fair Labor Associated completed a focused assessment of Balsu’s social compliance program during the 2021 hazelnut harvest.

Balsu’s labor monitoring and remediation program — implemented jointly with the Genç Hayat Foundation (GHF) — that focuses on preventing child labor was evaluated.

Though mobile workshops helped reached remote locations and provided children with access to social and educational development. However, a child’s attendance at a workshop does not mean they are no longer a child laborer.