![]() ![]() ![]() During the eight-day fall break (from October 22), teachers in all the schools in Dashoguz region had either to pick cotton or to pay for a replacement worker to go to the fields. In other regions the rules were slightly different. For example, teachers in Turkmenabat were obliged to contribute money twice a week, and to go to the fields themselves every other Sunday or send someone else in their place. If they refused, public employees risked dismissal, while students might get disciplinary penalties or expulsion from their institution.Īdditionally, the public sector workers had to pay a “voluntary contribution” from their salaries “to the successful achievement of the state plan for the cotton harvest.” But there seemed to be no single, common system of requirements. In all the regions monitored, forced labor by public sector employees, conscripts, and students in higher education, colleges and vocational schools was used systematically in the cotton harvest. The report is based on monitoring by the NGOs’ staff in four of the five regions of Turkmenistan - Ahal, Dashoguz, Lebap, and Mary. Two Turkmen non-governmental organizations, turkmen.news and the Turkmen Initiative for Human Rights, have today published their joint Review of the Use of Forced Labor in Turkmenistan During the 2020 Cotton Harvest ( download. ![]()
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