Agriculture

In 2014, the Kyrgyz Republic made a minimal advancement in efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. The Government began conducting a national child labor survey in collaboration with the ILO. However, children in the Kyrgyz Republic are engaged in child labor, including in cotton cultivation, and in the worst forms of child labor, including in tobacco cultivation. Interagency coordination on child labor continued to be poor and legal protections, such as minimum age of employment and prohibition on hazardous work, are not extended to children engaged in non-contractual employment. I. PREVALENCE AND SECTORAL DISTRIBUTION OF CHILD LABOR Children in the Kyrgyz Republic are engaged in child labor, including in cotton cultivation. Children are also engaged in the worst forms of child labor, including in tobacco cultivation.(1-3) Table 1 provides key indicators on children’s work and education in the Kyrgyz Republic