Involvement of Employers’ and Workers’ organizations in the reporting process

NIL

OBSERVATIONS BY THE SOCIAL PARTNERS

Employers’ organizations

NIL

Workers’ organizations

NIL

EFFORTS AND PROGRESS MADE IN REALIZING THE PRINCIPLE AND RIGHT

Ratification

Ratification status

Turkmenistan has ratified neither the Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No.138) (C.138) nor the Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No.182) (C.182.

Ratification intention

NIL

Recognition of the principle and right (prospect(s), means of action, basic legal provisions)

Constitution

NIL

Policy, legislation and/or regulations

2001 AR: Legislation: According to Government: An Act of 23 March 2000 confirmed the legislative programme of the President and an Act concerning fundamental safeguards of the rights of the child had been included in the legislative programme of the second Madzhlis.

The Government also indicated that work was in progress on a new Labour Code.

Basic legal provisions

The Labour Code (section 33.1-2 and 6; sections 179-180; section 183; section 190; and section 241).

Judicial decisions

NIL

Exercise of the principle and right

Compulsory

Education

NIL

Minimum age

2001 AR: The general minimum age for admission to employment or work is 16 years for both boys and girls (section 179 of the Labour Code).

However, the Government stated that the prior written consent of one parent (or his/her guardian) allowed a person who has reached 14 to be employed. Legislation on general minimum age does not cover home work

Hazardous work: 18 years old for both boys and girls (section 241 of the Labour Code)

According to Government: The Cabinet of Ministers establishes a list of tasks involving dangerous types of work from which young persons under the age of 18 are barred.

EFFORTS AND PROGRESS MADE IN REALIZING THE PRINCIPLE AND RIGHT

Exercise of the principle and right

Worst forms of

child labour

NIL

Special attention to particular situations

NIL

Information/Data collection and dissemination

NIL

Monitoring, enforcement and sanctions mechanisms

2001 AR: According to Government: A contract of employment with a worker under 18 years may be revoked at the request of the authorities responsible for monitoring the implementation of labour legislation, if continuation of the contract would jeopardize the health of the worker or be detrimental to his or her legal interests (section 190, Labour Code).

The dismissal of young workers who are under 18 years of age is subject to the agreement of the Commission for Minors’ Affairs.

Involvement of the social partners

NIL

Promotional activities

2001 AR: According to Government: There is a national programme since 2000 that aims to establish a new Labour Code taking into account a modern legal basis for industrial relations and provisions to ensure that the rights of the child are strictly observed.

Special initiatives/Progress

NIL

CHALLENGES IN REALIZING THE PRINCIPLE AND RIGHT

According to the social partners

Employers’ organizations

NIL

Workers’ organizations

NIL

According to Government

NIL

TECHNICAL COOPERATION

Request

NIL

Offer

NIL

EXPERT-ADVISERS’ OBSERVATIONS/

RECOMMENDATIONS

2008 AR: The ILO Declaration Expert-Advisers (IDEAs) noted that Turkmenistan was the only country that had failed to report under the 2008 Annual Review (Cf. Paragraphs 7 and 53 of the 2008 Annual Review Introduction – ILO: GB.301/3).

2007 AR: The IDEAs were concerned at the failure to report by Turkmenistan (and three other countries). They encouraged it to continue their efforts to report (Cf. Paragraph 51 of the 2007 Annual Review Introduction – ILO: GB.298/3).

GOVERNING BODY OBSERVATIONS/

RECOMMENDATIONS

NIL