Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08VILNIUS339
2008-05-08 14:41:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Vilnius
Cable title:
LITHUANIA: NO REPORTS OF FORCED LABOR AND CHILD
how-toVZCZCXYZ0000 RR RUEHWEB DE RUEHVL #0339 1291441 ZNR UUUUU ZZH R 081441Z MAY 08 FM AMEMBASSY VILNIUS TO RUEHC/DEPT OF LABOR WASHDC RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 2270
UNCLAS VILNIUS 000339
SIPDIS
DOL/ILAB RRIGBY,
DEPT FOR DRL/ILCSR MMITTELHOUSER AND G/TIP SSTEINER
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI LH
SUBJECT: LITHUANIA: NO REPORTS OF FORCED LABOR AND CHILD
LABOR IN THE PRODUCTION OF GOODS
REF: SECSTATE 43120
UNCLAS VILNIUS 000339
SIPDIS
DOL/ILAB RRIGBY,
DEPT FOR DRL/ILCSR MMITTELHOUSER AND G/TIP SSTEINER
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI LH
SUBJECT: LITHUANIA: NO REPORTS OF FORCED LABOR AND CHILD
LABOR IN THE PRODUCTION OF GOODS
REF: SECSTATE 43120
1. There are no reports of child labor or forced labor for
the production of goods in Lithuania, according to NGOs and
the relevant GOL agency that post consulted. There were
reports of violations of the labor law that affected children
in service industries, but most violations were not severe.
2. Lithuania's State Labor Inspectorate (SLI) conducted over
300 investigations of potential labor law infractions
involving over 700 children in 2006 and the first six months
of 2007 (more recent data is not available). Through its
investigations, the SLI identified 232 violations of the
labor law affecting children. Eighty-five percent of the
children involved were aged 16-17. Fifteen percent of the
children involved were aged 14-15. Approximately fifty
percent of violations involved break time schedules -- i.e.,
employees did not allow legally employed children to take
legally entitled breaks during working hours. Other
violations included working late in the evening, hazardous
conditions, and payment issues. Only five cases involved
infractions that the SLI deemed serious enough to warrant
transfer to the court system.
CLOUD
SIPDIS
DOL/ILAB RRIGBY,
DEPT FOR DRL/ILCSR MMITTELHOUSER AND G/TIP SSTEINER
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI LH
SUBJECT: LITHUANIA: NO REPORTS OF FORCED LABOR AND CHILD
LABOR IN THE PRODUCTION OF GOODS
REF: SECSTATE 43120
1. There are no reports of child labor or forced labor for
the production of goods in Lithuania, according to NGOs and
the relevant GOL agency that post consulted. There were
reports of violations of the labor law that affected children
in service industries, but most violations were not severe.
2. Lithuania's State Labor Inspectorate (SLI) conducted over
300 investigations of potential labor law infractions
involving over 700 children in 2006 and the first six months
of 2007 (more recent data is not available). Through its
investigations, the SLI identified 232 violations of the
labor law affecting children. Eighty-five percent of the
children involved were aged 16-17. Fifteen percent of the
children involved were aged 14-15. Approximately fifty
percent of violations involved break time schedules -- i.e.,
employees did not allow legally employed children to take
legally entitled breaks during working hours. Other
violations included working late in the evening, hazardous
conditions, and payment issues. Only five cases involved
infractions that the SLI deemed serious enough to warrant
transfer to the court system.
CLOUD