ATATURK'S RIGHT-BASED CONTRIBUTION TO INDUSTRIAL SOCIAL WORK PRACTICES

Abstract

The social work profession is a profession that promotes change, development and emancipation, relies on the empowerment of individuals, and seeks to increase social welfare. Social justice, human rights, respect for differences are fundamental to social work, and the industry area is one of the working areas of social work. Social work practices began with the practice of volunteer people to find solutions to rising poverty and social problems after the Industrial Revolution. At the beginning of the 20. century, schools providing social work education with the importance of scientific methods and practical skills were opened, and the profession of social work became a professional profession. In our country, with the period of Atatürk and the Republic, industry began to develop, and during this period, the working class was formed. The working class has been given the right to increase productivity in production and to continue the success achieved in industry. Rights-based services provided to workers during the Atatürk period laid the foundation for the development of social work education in our country and contributed to the transformation of the social work profession from philanthropy to a professional profession. As a result of the developments, in 1959, the Law No. 7355 on the establishment of the Institute of Social Services was passed, and then Social Work Education began with the Academy of Social Services, which was established in 1961. In this statement, industrial practices, working life and industrial social work issues made during Atatürk and the Republic were discussed and it was aimed to review Atatürk's contribution to industrial social work practices from the perspective of rights-based social work.