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ILO Director-General on First Ever Visit to Uzbekistan

Mr. Guy Ryder, Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), is on his first ever visit to Uzbekistan.

Employers’ Organizations discuss membership strategies

In collaboration with the ILO International Training Center (ITCILO) in Turin, ILO Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia has organized a Sub-regional training on Membership strategies and Service design and delivery, which was held on 19 - 21...

Forced and child labour

Major progress on forced labour and child labour in Uzbekistan cotton fields

International Labour Organization monitors say that forced labour during the cotton harvest in Uzbekistan has been significantly reduced. As in previous years child labour is no longer a concern.

Social Protection System High on the Agenda: Workshop in Uzbekistan

Thirty experts and officials representing different ministries and agencies involved in social protection implementation, as well representatives of Federation of Trade Unions, and academia participated in a two-day workshop organised on 7-8...

ILO Director-General Guy Ryder To Visit Uzbekistan

A meeting between Sherzod Kudbiev, Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, and Kari Tapiola, International Labour Office, as well as Anton Hausen and Oksana Lipkanu, representatives of the International Labour Organization (ILO) project, took...

Regional conference on Labour Inspection in NIS

The ILO-ACTRAV, in cooperation with the Pan-European Regional Council of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-PERC) organized a regional conference for the ITUC-PERC affiliates in the Newly Independent States (NIS) on 26-27 September in...

ILO constituents from Uzbekistan were trained at the International Training Center in Turin

11 specialists from Uzbekistan, including representatives of the Cabinet of Ministers, the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations, the Federation of Trade Unions and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry attended the training course "Designing...

Child and forced labour

ILO continues rigorous monitoring of Uzbekistan cotton harvest

A statement in response to a report by Lasslett and Gstrein on the monitoring of Uzbekistan’s cotton harvest.

Uzbekistan: A Meeting at the Extrabudgetary Pension Fund

On September 14, 2018, a meeting with Jasmina Papa, social protection specialist of the Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia of the International Labour Organization (ILO), was held at the Extrabudgetary Pension Fund under the Ministry of...

Visit of Trade Union Federation of Uzbekistan to ILO Headquarters in Geneva

Cooperation between Uzbekistan and the International Labour Organization is progressing. This opinion was voiced as a delegation of Uzbekistan’s Trade Union Federation visited the ILO Headquarters in Geneva.

CIS Lukoil Phase II project brief

Second Phase of the ILO Project “Partnerships for Youth Employment in the CIS” Takes Off in Astrakhan

On May 22-23, a kick-off conference for the second phase of the ILO Project “Partnerships for Youth Employment in the CIS” launched in Russia was held in Astrakhan.

Uzbekistan - Country baselines under the ILO Declaration (2000-2017)

Strategic Action and Strong Social Policy: International Practices and Uzbekistan’s Experience

The international conference on this subject has become a major venue for constructive discussions and study of the best practices between the ILO’s tripartite constituents in Uzbekistan and international partners.

First Roundtable to Discuss Strengthening of Public Employment Service Held in Tashkent

On 6 April 2018, the first ever round table devoted to the issue of strengthening the Public Employment Service in Uzbekistan was conducted in Tashkent with support of the ILO Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Representatives of the...

Head of ILO Bureau for Workers’ Activities: Meetings in Moscow

In late March, a delegation of the ILO Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV) headed by Maria Helena Andre, ACTRAV Director, visited the Russian Federation. The programme of the visit included participation in international trade union fora,...

Subregional conference sums up results of Youth Employment Project, identifies priorities for Phase 2

TURIN (ILO News) - On 13-16 February, a sub-regional kick-off conference for the second phase of the ILO Project “Partnerships for Youth Employment in the CIS" was held. The second phase will be implemented in 2018-2022 by ILO Moscow with financial...

Child labour and forced labour

ILO reports important progress on child labour and forced labour in Uzbek cotton fields

Monitoring team finds strong political will from central government to end fundamental labour rights’ violations during the 2017 cotton harvest: Child labour is no longer an issue, while forced labour is being systematically addressed.

Child labour and forced labour

2017 Third-party monitoring of measures against child labour and forced labour during the cotton harvest in Uzbekistan

This report has been prepared by the International Labour Office pursuant to an agreement between the ILO and the World Bank to carry out third-party monitoring of the World Bank-financed projects in agriculture, water and education sectors in...

Child labour and forced labour

Uzbekistan ends systematic use of child labour and takes measures to end forced labour

An ILO team monitoring the cotton harvest in Uzbekistan has found that child labour is no longer systematically used and that measures are being taken to end the use of forced labour. These conclusions were discussed at a roundtable in Tashkent.