The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of Tajikistan, with Committee Experts commending the State for the number of cases examined by its labour inspectorate, and asking about the State’s high levels of corruption and external debt.
A Committee Expert said that the labour inspectorate had filed close to 12,000 cases, which was very impressive. What did those cases address? What role did trade unions play in monitoring businesses?
Heisoo Shin, Committee Expert and country rapporteur, said the Corruption Perception Index ranked Tajikistan at 153 out of 198 countries. Tajikistan had the law “On Combatting Corruption,” an anti-corruption strategy and action plan, but still corruption was pervasive and widespread in all sectors of society. What was lacking in the State’s measures? What were the root causes of the corruption? According to a World Bank report, Tajikistan’s external debt had more than doubled over the past ten years to reach 67 per cent of gross domestic product in 2016, due mainly to foreign-funded infrastructure projects and increased corporate sector borrowing. What measures were in place to address that?
Muzaffar Ashuriyon, Minister of Justice of the Republic of Tajikistan, and head of the delegation, in...
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