Child Labor In Turkmenistan's Cotton Fields

Young children in the cotton fields in Lebap Province

Turkmenistan produces more than 1 million tons of cotton each year.

Children pick cotton in Ahal Province.

Workers load a cotton harvester in Ahal Province.
A mound of harvested cotton in Ahal Province
A boy works the cotton harvest in Lebap Province.
Young children carry bags of harvested cotton.