POLICY OF UZBEKISTAN IN THE SPHERE OF PROTECTION OF CHILDREN’S RIGHTS ON PAGES OF THE KUWAITI NEWSPAPER AL-NAHAR

The Kuwaiti daily Al-Nahar published an article about success of Uzbekistan in the field of protection of children’s rights.

The article notes that the country from the first days of independence questions the comprehensive protection and promotion of the younger generation, the creation of conditions for its harmonious development and education identified as one of the main priorities of state policy.

— The country is one of the first in the region to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and other fundamental international instruments. Consistently implemented a set of systemic measures in the framework of implementation of the commitments made to prevent forced labor and the worst forms of child labor , - the publication says.

The publication informs its readers about the fact that so far in Uzbekistan approved more than 15 legal documents, including the Law "On guarantees of the rights of the child." In addition, the National Programme of Action are implemented to ensure the welfare of children, the National Action Plan to combat human trafficking, the National Action Plan for the implementation of ILO Conventions on the Minimum Age for Admission to Employment, Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour.

It is emphasized that in 2013-2014 the social partners in Uzbekistan (Federation of Trade Unions, Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, Chamber of Commerce) together with experts from the International Labour Organization organized an international and national monitoring of child labor in the cotton industry.

According to the Kuwaiti newspaper, the results of these studies confirm the absence of the country’s use of child labor in the cotton harvest, which have been praised by the ILO Committee of Experts and have been considered at the sessions of the International Labour Organization.

Jahon Information Agency, Kuwait