The sociologikal analysis of seasonal agricultural labourers: The case of Eskişehir

In this theses, it is aimed the sociological analysis of seasonal wage labourers who are employed in intensive times of agricultural work in Alpu district of Eski~ehir. They generally migrate from Isparta, Konya, Bursa and Urfa provinces. The aim of labourers who came from the forest villages of Isparta is to reside in Eski~ehir and find job in industrial sector. The labourers from Konya hire land and produce sugar beet for themselves. The aim of labourers who migrate from Bursa is to fmd short tenn seasonal work and they specialize only in onion production. Labourers who migrate from Urfa are the examples of long term seasonal labourers. They mostly become shareholders of land they work on. In field work, it is applied in-depth interviews for revealing the workforce qualities of seasonal wage labourers. It is tried to understand the age, education, family structure, types of marriage, health problems and their place in sexual division of labour. Seasonal wage labour is an important dynamic for the transfonnation of agricultural workforce that comprises significant clues of social change in agriculture. Also it has accompanying problems like sheltering, heating, cleanliness, social security and poverty with migration process.