The Struggle for Livelihood During the Olive Harvest in Soma: 'I Collect Tin Cans at night...'

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In Soma, an area abundant with olive trees, workers stated that they were working due to financial difficulties. One female worker mentioned that her daughter had been accepted to university in Sinop, saying, "We couldn't send her because she didn't get a place in the dorm. How am I going to educate my child with a monthly income of 20,000 lira?" Another worker explained that he collected scrap metal at night to make ends meet.

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The olive harvest in Soma is difficult with falling prices and rising costs. Producer Ertuğrul Özcan said that the cost of collecting 20 liras and oil olives 25 liras is not reflected in the markets; workers collect scrap at night to make a living.