Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2023, published 112nd ILC session (2024)

Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182) - Kazakhstan (Ratification: 2003)

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Article 7(2) of the Convention. Effective and time-bound measures. Clauses (b) and (d). Providing the necessary and appropriate assistance for the removal of children from the worst forms of child labour and for their rehabilitation and social integration, and reaching out to children at special risk. Migrant children. The Committee notes the Government’s indication, in its report, concerning the launch of a programme in partnership with UNICEF, which aims to provide support services to children affected by migration in Kazakhstan. The Government further indicates that the programme reached 1,273 children who received social, legal and psychological assistance. In addition, the Government indicates that in 2021, 103 migrant and refugee children without parental care received assistance from youth orientation centres and centres for children in difficult situations. The Government also refers to the elaboration of the manual for the delivery of protective services to children affected by migration for state bodies and civil society organizations. The Committee requests the Government to continue to take measures to ensure the identification and protection of children at special risk, including migrant and refugee children. The Committee also requests the Government to provide information on the measures taken and the results achieved in this regard, including the number of children who have been identified as at risk, and who have benefited from appropriate protection and assistance.