The International Labour Organization (ILO), in partnership with the European Union (EU) and national stakeholders, launched the project “Promoting decent work and preventing child and forced labour in Turkmenistan”.

Running from 2026 to 2027 and funded by the EU, the ILO-implemented initiative aims at addressing child labour and forced labour while promoting decent work, particularly in the cotton sector in Turkmenistan.

It will support updates to the legal framework, ratification and implementation of international labour standards, and strengthening institutional capacity to prevent and address labour rights violations.

The project is aligned with key national and international frameworks, including the Concept for the Development of the Labour Market of Turkmenistan until 2030, the ILO–Government Roadmap of Cooperation, and the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for 2026–2030.