The Prosecutor’s Office has charged a mother and her friend with the labor exploitation of an 11-year-old minor

According to the Prosecutor's Office of Georgia, the investigation conducted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs established that the mother, together with her friend, recruited her 11-year-old child, who was financially and otherwise dependent on her, for the purpose of obtaining profit and had been subjecting the child to labor exploitation since April 2024. Formula+5

According to the investigation, the accused set a daily amount of money for the minor to collect and did not allow the child to return home until the money was collected, regardless of weather conditions. It is also noted that they did not allow the child to attend school, took the child to inappropriate places, and did not provide the child with food and appropriate clothing. Formula+3

The detainees were charged under Article 143-2, Part 2, Subparagraph "b" and Part 3, Subparagraphs "e" and "f" of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which provides for up to 17 years of imprisonment as a penalty. Formula+3