The World Bank must convey to the Uzbek government that attacks against independent monitors assessing the extent of forced labor in the country’s cotton harvest will not be tolerated. The World Bank must also outline consequences should the attacks continue,...
Kyrgyzstan
In Kyrgyzstan, the Solidarity Center aims to strengthen union representation to protect workplace safety and health and increase public awareness about international core labor standards, and works to secure protections for Kyrgyz workers who migrate for jobs.
The Solidarity Center, in cooperation with a local labor research organization, launched a worker rights hotline to take complaints about labor law violations, including cases reported by persons with disabilities and migrant workers. The hotline provides free consultations and referrals to workers.
When workers migrate from Kyrgyzstan, they often face discrimination, exploitation and unsafe working conditions. Many are at risk of being trafficked and subjected to forced labor. The Solidarity Center helps organize pre-departure training for migrants preparing to leave Kyrgyzstan to ensure they are aware of their legal rights and the conditions they may encounter, develop and disseminate the information materials on safe migration and provides contact information should they encounter problems abroad.
Worker Rights under Siege at Oil Refinery in Kyrgyzstan
The recent firing of a union leader at a Chinese-owned oil refinery in Kyrgyzstan is the company’s latest attempt in the past two years to prevent workers from forming a union, according to the global union IndustriALL and workers. Zhanaydar Ahmetov, leader of the...
Legal Advisory Center Offers Free Job-Related Counsel to Kyrgyz Workers
In Kyrgyzstan, as all over the world, the nature of work is changing, and protecting worker rights is more and more challenging. Although the law provides for the formation of unions, legal enforcement of worker and union rights is weak, and employers do not always...