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Modern slavery in Kazakhstan

SlaveryMap documents 2 cases of modern slavery in Kazakhstan from 2023 to 2024. The most documented type is sex trafficking (50% of cases), followed by forced labor (50%).

2documented cases

2023–2024years

2types

#68rank by case count

Updated November 9, 2026

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Types documented

Cases in Kazakhstan

2 cases, newest first

Forced Labor2024

Astana, Kazakhstan, 2024

Kazakhstan KZ

Kazakh law enforcement investigated allegations of forced labor involving 64 Uzbekistani workers at a brick factory in Shymkent after authorities received a distress call. Forty undocumented workers were placed in a detention center, while an NGO assisted 24 workers. Authorities ultimately officially recognized only three of the workers as trafficking victims, amid concerns that officials failed to adequately identify coercion and trafficking indicators. Accused: brick-factory operators/employers.

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Sex Trafficking2023

Astana, Kazakhstan, 2023

Kazakhstan KZ

Kazakhstan identified 14 female sex-trafficking victims during the reporting period, including adult women and children. Traffickers exploit women and girls from Kazakhstan and neighboring Central Asian countries in sex trafficking. Victims are often recruited through fraudulent employment offers, including offers to work as waitresses, models or nannies, increasingly through social media and other online channels. Accused: Central Asian trafficking network.

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