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About 40% of the Turkish workforce is employed in agriculture, 38% in services, and 22% in industry. In 2002 the unemployment rate was 10.8% and another 6.1% of the workforce was underemployed. Turkey has a basic 45-hour workweek, with a maximum of 7.5 hours per day and Saturday a partial holiday. Overtime is limited, and must be paid for at a 50% premium. No overtime is permitted in night work, underground work, or in industries considered dangerous to health. The minimum wage was $124 per month in 2002. Workers usually are entitled to one paid day off per week. The minimum working age is 15, but in practice many children work out of economic necessity.
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Man working in a street kitchen	Garbage collector in Istanbul