The key facts
- 132 labor law violations identified during 145 monitoring operations in the cotton harvest season
- Fines of 172.8 million soums imposed in 46 cases; 8.87 billion soums recovered and paid to pickers
- Inspectorate to continue monitoring against forced labor and for timely payments
During monitoring conducted by the State Labor Inspectorate in the regions to verify compliance with labor legislation during the cotton harvest season, 132 cases of law violations were identified. This was reported by the inspectorate.
As of October 10 of this year, a total of 145 monitoring operations were carried out. Of the identified legislative violations, 3 are related to involving citizens in forced labor, 18 — with non-compliance with labor condition requirements, and 25 — with untimely payment for harvesting.
Also, in 86 cases it was established that labor contracts had not been concluded with the pickers. Based on the violations of legislation, fines totaling 172.8 million soums were imposed in 46 cases. Of these, in 44 cases, based on Article 49 of the Code of Administrative Liability, fines of 106.8 million soums were applied, and in 2 more cases, based on Article 51 — 66 million soums.
In addition, 32 written instructions were issued to responsible officials. According to the inspectorate, pickers were recovered and paid 8 billion 870.6 million soums of the funds owed to them.
The State Labor Inspectorate reported that it will continue monitoring to protect the labor rights of workers during the cotton harvest, ensure timely payment for harvesting, and prevent forced labor.
