UNCONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS OF THE LAW ON NGOS SHOULD BE ABOLISHED.
On 17 May 2023, at 9:30 a.m., a session of the Constitutional Court of the KR will be held, at…
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Kazakhstan: stop corrupt practices in oil and gas region, respect workers and their unions
The ITUC demands that the government of Kazakhstan immediately implements ILO recommendations, restores the status of the Trade Union of…
Belarus: Trade union activity is not extremism!
The campaign “Trade Union Activity – Not Extremism!” was launched to draw international attention to the situation of workers’ rights…
UZBEK COTTON HARVEST 2022: NO SYSTEMATIC FORCED LABOR OF PICKERS BUT GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF THE COTTON SECTOR PUTS FARMERS AND WORKERS AT RISK
During the 2022 cotton harvest, Uzbek Forum monitors found no evidence of systematic, government-imposed forced labor for the second consecutive…
Saida Mirziyoyeva comments on the law providing for criminal liability for involving teachers in forced labor
The Senate approved the law, which provides for punishment up to criminal liability for involving teachers in forced labor. Saida…
NO PLACE FOR INDEPENDENT COTTON COOPERATIVES IN NEW UZBEKISTAN
Since the privatization of Uzbekistan’s cotton sector began in 2019, farmers throughout the country have repeatedly complained of illegal land…
WILL UZBEKISTAN’S FIRST DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED TRADE UNION SURVIVE?
BY CHANGING THE STATUS OF EMPLOYEES TO “SERVICE PROVIDERS”, INDORAMA AGRO IS DECIMATING UNION MEMBERSHIP. INTERNATIONAL STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING EBRD, IFC…
HLPF 2023: The clock is ticking for an SDG 8-driven recovery, with a gender transformative New Social Contract
The ITUC is finalising the preparations of the next HLPF, including its campaign #timefor8 on the leverage role that Sustainable…
Results of the XVI International Festival of Documentary Films on Human Rights “Bir Duino-Kyrgyzstan 2022”
The opening ceremony of the XVI International Festival of Documentary Films on Human Rights “Bir Duino-Kyrgyzstan 2022” was held on…
6th Conference of the International Labour Rights Monitoring Mission in Central Asia.
The 6th Conference of the International Labour Rights Monitoring Mission in Central Asia was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on November…