c535fb9b_Forms_of_Child_Labor___Bolivia_or_Child_Labor_Law_Enforcement_Role
[Organization/Agency] Ministry of Labor (MOL) [Role] 
Enforce child labor laws. Inspectors conduct unprompted inspections in areas identified by the government as having pervasive child labor.(18) Areas include the sugarcane-producing regions of Santa Cruz and Tarija-Bermejo, as well as the Brazil nut-producing areas of Riberalta, and the mining sectors of Potosí.(38-40) In other sectors and regions, MOL staff conduct inspections in response to complaints but do not proactively inspect workplaces.(18, 41, 42) MOL has authority to fine violators and send cases to labor courts and to municipal offices of the Defender of Children.(18, 21) MOL's Fundamental Rights Unit has the specific responsibility to protect indigenous people and eradicate forced labor.(38)
Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor - Bolivia