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ILO promotes social security standards in Uzbekistan

On November 5, 2020, “Toolkit on ILO social security standards: Learn, Ratify and Apply” in the Russian language was presented at the first in a series of webinars intended to expand constituents’ capacity to use social security standards in...

An assessment of the social protection system in Uzbekistan. Based on the Core Diagnostic instrument (CODI). A joint report by ILO, UNICEF,...

The reform of the social protection system has been on the government reform agenda for the last two years. Now, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in Uzbekistan, it is gaining more urgency.

ILO Launches a Knowledge-Sharing Platform to Facilitate Transition to Formality in the Sub-Region

The roundtable “Towards Integrated Strategy for the Transition to Formality” held on October 28, 2020, marked the launch of a platform for enhancing cooperation between Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Azerbaijan on exchanging knowledge,...

ILO presented report on Women and Work in Uzbekistan: Towards Gender Equality and Decent Work for All

Uzbekistan has taken significant steps to improve women’s situation in the world of work, yet gender gaps remain. Gender-equitable socioeconomic development will require promoting decent work and a social protection floor for all, and addressing...

Partnerships between Public Employment Services and Employer and Business Membership Organizations save jobs and help enterprises remain...

On 7 October 2020, ILO Moscow conducted the second of five training webinars devoted to the PES Role in Overcoming the COVID-19 Crisis and the Future of Work. PES representatives and practitioners from the Commonwealth of Independent States,...

Productive employment and decent work in Uzbekistan in the post-COVID-19 period

A range of response measures undertaken by Uzbekistan to mitigate the impact of COVID-19, facilitates strong and fast labour market recovery echo the ILO’s four-pillar policy framework to combat COVID-19. This was stated by the participants of the...

ILO Moscow webinar series kick-off on Public Employment Services Role in Overcoming the COVID-19 Crisis and the Future of Work

On 18 September, the ILO Moscow launched a new series of webinars on the PES Role in Overcoming the COVID-19 Crisis and the Future of Work, covering a wide range of issues for improving national employment programs, labour market institutions and...

Public Employment Services Role in Overcoming COVID-19 Crisis, and the Future of Work

On 23 July, the ILO Moscow launched a new series of webinars devoted to the PES Role in Overcoming the COVID-19 Crisis and the Future of Work. The webinar was attended by about 70 representatives of Labour Ministries, workers and employers’...

UN Joint Programme on Strengthening Social Protection presented assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on the socio-economic situation in...

Comprehensive economic, employment and social protection measures in Uzbekistan are gaining even more prominence and urgency in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Role of social dialogue in supporting employment and advancing towards economic recovery

On 13 July, the ILO Moscow concluded a series of five webinars “From the immediate crisis response to COVID pandemic towards economic recovery, with decent work in focus” by con-ducting the fifth webinar dedicated to the role of social dialogue in...

Webinar on Securing fiscal space for expanded social protection programmes

On 30 June, the ILO Moscow delivered the fourth out of five webinars “From the immediate crisis response to COVID pandemic towards economic recovery, with decent work in focus”, dedicated to promoting social protection programmes and employment...

Webinar on Supporting enterprises for rapid economic recovery: timely responses and the case of the Russian Federation

ILO Moscow Office has organized the third out of five webinars under a general title “From the immediate crisis response to COVID pandemic towards economic recovery, with decent work in focus”. The participants discussed country responses to support...

Rapid Assessment of the Impact of COVID-19 on Workers in the Informal Economy

On 16 June 2020 the ILO DWT/CO Moscow held a Subregional Webinar “Rapid Assessment of the Impact of COVID-19 on Workers in the Informal Economy”. This was the third webinar in a series of webinars devoted to social protection response to COVID-19...

ILO and Uzbekistan assess progress in cooperation during an online meeting

New Decent Work Country Programme will remain the primary framework for the ILO support to the Uzbek constituents. It will set new horizons of cooperation with increased focus on the COVID-19 longer term implications response. This was stated by...

UNICEF, ILO, UNDP work together with the Government of Uzbekistan on strengthening social protection system

The Joint Programme of the Government and the UN Agencies on strengthening social protection system in Uzbekistan held its first meeting in Tashkent. The meeting focused on the roadmap for preparation of the national social protection strategy 2030.

Extending social security coverage to workers in informal economy - webinar

On 04 June 2020 the ILO DWT/CO Moscow held a Subregional Webinar “Extending social security coverage to workers in informal economy”. This was the second webinar in a series of webinars devoted to social protection response to COVID-19 pandemic.

Peer-to-peer Exchange among Trade Unions in the Context of the COVID-19 Crisis

On June 2, an online discussion was conducted between the Federation of independent trade unions of Tajikistan (FITUT) and the Federation of trade unions of the Republic of Uzbekistan (FTUU). They discussed trade union experiences of protecting...

Webinar on the Role of institutions, including PES, in protecting jobs and delivering services to vulnerable groups

ILO Moscow continues the series of five webinars “From the immediate crisis response to COVID pandemic towards economic recovery with decent work in focus”.

Functional Self-Assessment for Public Works Fund Launched in Uzbekistan

Designed by ILO specialists, the PWF functional self-assessment methodology was introduced amid COVID-19 pandemic to the management and specialists of the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations at a webinar on May 26, 2020.