Presentation COOPERATION WITH ILO | Page 7

National monitoring of child and forced labour of the cotton harvest in 2016 The national monitoring of child and forced labour of the cotton harvest in 2016 started on 15 September 2016. As a part of awareness campaign in all regions and cities the following steps had been undertaken: -more than 500 banners urging for voluntary recruitment of cotton-pickers had been widespread nationwide; -386 banners and 45000 posters all over the country had been underlining the unacceptability of child and forced labour; - 100 000 leaflets and flyers on administrative responsibility for forced labour and the use of child labour had been disseminated.