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Subregional Webinar “Social Protection Response to impact of COVID -19 crisis”

On 22 May the ILO DWT/CO Moscow held a Subregional Webinar “Social Protection Response to impact of COVID -19 crisis” for the ILO constituents and stakeholders. It was the first webinar in a series of webinars devoted to social protection response...

Webinar on Employment and Labour Market Affected by COVID-19 Pandemic

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

A new milestone in the development of employment strategy in Uzbekistan

The large-scale tasks of economic and social reforms in Uzbekistan reinforce the need to transform the model of public employment policy, and in this matter we rely on the ILO technical and expert support. This was stated by the constituents who...

ILO’s Central Asian Partners Introduced to Rapid Country Assessment Amid Pandemic

Designed by ILO specialists, the rapid country assessment methodology was introduced amid COVID-19 pandemic to the ILO’s Central Asian partners at a webinar on April 30.

Private Employment Agencies can contribute to better working conditions

Private employment agencies should complement the rapidly changing labour market of Uzbekistan and play the role of catalysts for new forms of human resources management services and are called upon to make a significant contribution to improving...

The ILO and Uzbekistan working together towards an employment strategy amid the Covid-19 crisis

Despite the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, on April 3, 2020, a tripartite online conference was organized on the background report for the preparation of the new Uzbekistan National Employment Strategy. Representatives of the Ministry of...

ILO Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia Moves to Teleworking due to COVID-19

In accordance with the ILO Director-General’s decision and as a mitigation measure in the local circumstances, full teleworking arrangement as of 17 March 2020 and until further notice has been introduced to ILO staff stationed in Moscow, Tashkent,...

ILO and Uzbekistan: cooperation that goes beyond child labour and forced labour

Uzbekistan’s ability to create enough decent jobs will be the key factor to enable and sustain the ongoing reform process. This was stated by the participants of the roundtable “Sustaining reforms through decent work” held on 5 February in Tashkent.

Forced and child labour

Forced and child labour in Uzbek cotton fields continues to fall

Systematic and systemic child and forced labour were not used by the Uzbekistan government during the 2019 cotton production cycle, according to a new ILO report.

Tripartite social dialogue – promoting inclusive decision-making

Fifty representatives from all 10 countries in the sub-region came together in Moscow from December 11-13 to learn from each other how tripartite social dialogue promotes inclusive decision-making.

Labour Inspection

Uzbekistan ratifies the two Governance Conventions on Labour Inspection

Uzbekistan has ratified the Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) and the Labour Inspection (Agriculture) Convention, 1969 (No. 129).

Labour Inspection

Uzbekistan ratifies the two Governance Conventions on Labour Inspection

Uzbekistan has ratified the Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) and the Labour Inspection (Agriculture) Convention, 1969 (No. 129)

Ensuring Decent Working Conditions to Workers

A round table “The World of Work in Uzbekistan: Situation and Prospects” was held in Tashkent on the occasion of the World Day for Decent Work launched by the International Trade Union Confederation.

UN General Assembly

Our efforts must ensure young people have decent job opportunities and the skills to take them

This call is launched by the participants of a high-level event held on September 23 in New York on the margins of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly. The high-level event was co-organized by the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of...

Forced Labour

Uzbekistan ratifies the Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention

Uzbekistan becomes the 40th ILO member State having ratified the Protocol

Tripartite Consultation

Uzbekistan ratifies the Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144)

Uzbekistan is the 148th member State to have ratified this Convention.

Draft Revised Labour Code Discussed in Uzbekistan

From July 31 to August 3, 2019, the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations of the Republic of Uzbekistan jointly with the International Labour Organization organized a seminar on Improving Labour Legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Training for trade union lawyers and leaders on the use of international labour standards and the ILO supervisory machinery

On July 25-27, 2019 in Issykkul region, Kyrgyzstan, a three-day training workshop was organized for trade union leaders and lawyers from Central Asia on the use of international labour standards and the ILO supervisory machinery.

The Issyk-Kul School for Young Trade Unionists from Central Asia

ISSYK-KUL, KYRGYZSTAN (ILO News) – On the shores of Lake Issyk-Kul, the gem of Kyrgyzstan, the Federation of Trade Unions of Kyrgyzstan (FTUK) organized a summer school for young trade unionists “The Future of Work and the Role of Young Trade...

Eastern Europe and Central Asia countries discuss gender equality in the youth labour market