Training on Eradication of Child Labour and Forced Labour in Tashkent
Training for representatives of employers and entrepreneurs on issues of child labour and forced labour was organized in Tashkent on April 27.
27 April 2016
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It was attended by about 20 employees of the Chamber of Commerce of Uzbekistan, as well as representatives of enterprises - members of the Chamber of Commerce.
The goal of the training was to familiarize the participants with the ILO forced labour Conventions and the role of business in its elimination.
ILO Senior Specialist Houtan Homayounpour made a presentation on the ILO forced labour Conventions. He made emphasis on the definition of forced labour, risk factors and outlined the areas where forced labour is used most often.
ILO consultant Oxana Lipcanu presented the role of business in the eradication of child labour. In her presentation, she presented the main provisions of international labour standards, the Uzbek legislation on child labour, and provided examples of specific measures taken by businesses in different countries to solve this problem.
According to Oxana Lipcanu, "the event gave an opportunity to extend knowledge of the participants on the issue of child labour, with particular emphasis on definitions, ILO Conventions Nos 138 and 182, related national legislation, as well as on the role of employers in preventing and eliminating cases of child labour."
Chief Technical Advisor of the project "Implementation of Decent Work Country Programme in Uzbekistan" Harry Taliga addressed the gathering and presented the activities of the ILO, the system of international labour standards and cooperation between the ILO and Uzbekistan.
Participants had an active debate on the issues of child labour in the supply chains, discussed measures that employers can take in order to ensure compliance with the labour legislation in this area. Working in groups on case studies helped them to better understand the theoretical information. In the course of discussions the employers recognized the need to take preventive measures in the implementation of their country’s commitments related to child labour."
The goal of the training was to familiarize the participants with the ILO forced labour Conventions and the role of business in its elimination.
ILO Senior Specialist Houtan Homayounpour made a presentation on the ILO forced labour Conventions. He made emphasis on the definition of forced labour, risk factors and outlined the areas where forced labour is used most often.
ILO consultant Oxana Lipcanu presented the role of business in the eradication of child labour. In her presentation, she presented the main provisions of international labour standards, the Uzbek legislation on child labour, and provided examples of specific measures taken by businesses in different countries to solve this problem.
According to Oxana Lipcanu, "the event gave an opportunity to extend knowledge of the participants on the issue of child labour, with particular emphasis on definitions, ILO Conventions Nos 138 and 182, related national legislation, as well as on the role of employers in preventing and eliminating cases of child labour."
Chief Technical Advisor of the project "Implementation of Decent Work Country Programme in Uzbekistan" Harry Taliga addressed the gathering and presented the activities of the ILO, the system of international labour standards and cooperation between the ILO and Uzbekistan.
Participants had an active debate on the issues of child labour in the supply chains, discussed measures that employers can take in order to ensure compliance with the labour legislation in this area. Working in groups on case studies helped them to better understand the theoretical information. In the course of discussions the employers recognized the need to take preventive measures in the implementation of their country’s commitments related to child labour."