It foresees “the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining, the elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory labour, the effective abolition of child labour, the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation, and a safe and healthy working environment”. [...] Chapter 6 of the Law specifically addresses the protection of children from economic exploitation, which prohibits the employment of children in activities that harm the safety, health, morals and psychophysical development of the child, and mandates the Labour Inspectorate as responsible for monitoring the em- ployment of the child to guarantee courtesy, safety and working conditions (Republic of. [...] 5 The total number of participants in these consultations was 159, of which: 103 farmers (21 in the region of Pejë, 17 in the region of Gjilan, 19 in the region of Prizren, 28 in the region of Mitrovicë, 9 in the region of Ferizaj and 9 in the region of Prishtinë), 39 representatives of the Municipal Departments of Agriculture (4 in the region of Pejë, 8 in the region of Gjilan, 4 in the region of. [...] 18 X Rapid Assessment on Child Labour in Agriculture in Kosovo The same report of the MAFRD (2022a) indicates some regional specifics regarding the involvement of children in hazardous agricultural activities, which include the following: X In the region of Pejë, children are mostly engaged in forestry (cutting, transportation) as well as in the use of agricultural machinery. [...] X The region of Prizren is characterized by the engagement of children in vineyards and greenhouses, in the use of chemicals (pesticides and herbicides), and carrying heavy weights (especially in the period of harvesting-threshing), as well as the use of agricultural machinery.
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