All news: Uzbekistan

Rise for Impact

Uzbek cotton farmers build skills in management, negotiation and labour rights

Practical ILO workshop boosts sustainable farming, financial planning and legal awareness across cotton-growing communities in Uzbekistan’s Jizzakh and Syrdarya regions.

Better Work Programme

Uzbek delegation explores Cambodia’s garment sector reforms

Uzbekistan delegation studies Cambodia’s best practices in developing the textile industry, with a focus on tripartite governance and fruitful collaboration with workers and industry actors.

Occupational safety and health

Employers in Uzbekistan lead national campaign to promote safer and more innovative workplaces

Safety + Health for All

OSH Week 2025 in Uzbekistan spotlights innovation, digitalization and a culture of prevention

A nationwide push for smarter, safer work environments driven by creating preventive culture through innovation, solidarity and remembrance.

Global Accelerator

Uzbekistan unveils major actions to curb informal economy and strengthen social protection

Launch of the Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection for Just Transitions and the Multistakeholder Global Accelerator Joint Programme in Uzbekistan

Rise for Impact

ILO project champions sustainable cotton cultivation through targeted farmer trainings in Uzbekistan

The ILO Rise for Impact project delivered practical workshops for farmers in Jizzakh and Syrdarya regions, promoting sustainable agriculture, stronger livelihoods and workers’ rights.

RISE for Impact

Empowering cotton communities in Uzbekistan: ILO workshop promotes fundamental principles and rights at work

A two-day ILO workshop in Jizzakh focused on promoting the five fundamental principle and right at work among cotton-growing communities, with a strong emphasis on social dialogue, gender equality, and workplace safety.

Safety + Health for All

Strengthening occupational safety and health in Uzbekistan: key tripartite discussions

The ILO facilitates tripartite discussions in Uzbekistan to validate OSH priorities, identify legislative gaps, and promote improved data reporting and compliance.

Child and forced labour

Successful presentation on independent monitoring of 2024 cotton harvest held in Tashkent

Government representatives, employers, trade unions, and civil society gathered in Tashkent to review findings from independent monitoring of the 2024 cotton harvest, reaffirming Uzbekistan’s commitment to tackling labour rights violations and...

Safety + Health for All

ILO launches new project on occupational safety and health in Uzbekistan

A development cooperation initiative under the ILO Safety + Health for All flagship programme

The New Social Contract must prioritize social dialogue and Tripartism

Representative of Unions, employers, governments and academia across Europe and Central meet in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, to discuss on how to shape the design and implementation of the new social contract at national and regional levels.

Sub-regional Programming Meeting: Advancing ILO strategies for the 2024-25 biennium

The ILO Team for Eastern Europe and Central Asia charts the path forward

ILO and Uzbekistan agree to develop new programme to improve labour conditions and strengthen social justice

The announcement was made during the ILO Director-General’s official visit to Uzbekistan from 7-11 July.

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Uzbekistan: Better working conditions for cotton growers and local businesses

Changes to working conditions in the Uzbek cotton growing industry have improved the lives of farmers and ended child labour in the sector. At the same time labour law reforms have helped local businesses to grow.

ILO and EUROSTAT host global conference on measuring new forms of employment

The ILO called for better and authoritative data to track the changing world of work at the conference, which discusses the development of reliable statistics to measure and understand new forms of employment, setting a common path for the coming...

Promoting Social Dialogue

ILO Introduces the Self-Assessment Method for Social Dialogue Institutions (SAM-SDI) in Uzbekistan

A two-day workshop in Tashkent empowers the Republican Tripartite Commission of Uzbekistan with tools for autonomous evaluation and improvement.

A year of progress: Uzbekistan’s textile industry marks first anniversary of landmark labour agreement

A year after signing an agreement with Better Work and the Federation of Trade Unions of Uzbekistan (FTUU), Uzbekistan is making strides in improving working conditions and positioning itself as a competitive player in the global apparel market.

International Labour Conference takes first step towards ground-breaking international regulation of biological hazards

The annual meeting of the International Labour Organization’s Member States concluded with progress towards regulating biohazards, a review of work conditions in the care sector and the key role of fundamental principles and rights in a rapidly...

World leaders call for urgent action to advance social justice at the Inaugural Forum of the Global Coalition for Social Justice

The Presidents of Brazil and Nepal joined the Inaugural Forum, which was held during the 112th Session of the International Labour Conference.

Kyrgyzstan ratifies the ILO Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190)

Kyrgyzstan the 41st country to ratify this convention.