All resources: Uzbekistan

CIS and BRICS Representatives Meet in Turin to Discuss Youth Employment

On 23 to 28 January 2017, Turin, Italy, hosted a subregional conference on youth employment, attended by representatives of the CIS and BRICS countries, tripartite members of the regional youth employment network established within the framework of...

Strengthening Employment Services in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan

A training course on Strengthening Employment Services in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan was held on 23 – 27 January 2017 at the ILO International Training Centre in Turin.

Uzbekistan's Ministry of Labour Creates Telegram Sticker Pack to Prevent Child Labour

The Ministry of Labour of Uzbekistan has launched a new Telegram sticker pack to facilitate detection and reporting of child labour and forced labour.

Fundamental Convention

Uzbekistan ratifies the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize Convention, 1948 (No.87)

Uzbekistan becomes the 154th member State of the ILO to ratify this Fundamental Convention

Decent Work Country Programme Discussed in Tashkent

On 17 November 2016, a roundtable on "Status and prospects of implementation of the Decent Work Country Programme in the Republic of Uzbekistan" was held in Tashkent.

Tripartite Constituents from the sub-region meet to learn more about International Labour Standards

Over 30 participants representing governments, trade unions and employers’ organizations from all countries in the sub-region, gathered in Moscow from 14-17 November to discuss and learn more about international labour standards.

Olga Koulaeva Appointed as Director of DWT/CO for Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Olga V. Koulaeva was appointed Director of the ILO Decent Work Team and Country Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia on 1 November 2016.

Tackling Youth Employment Challenges: Workshop for Employers’ Organizations

Representatives of employers’ organizations from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Russian Federation and Uzbekistan gathered at the ILO’s International Training Center (ITC) in Turin on 26-29 September 2016.

Partners Thank ILO Office Director Dimitrina Dimitrova for Productive Cooperation

On 30 September 2016, Dimitrina Dimitrova, Director of the ILO Decent Work Technical Support Team and Country Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, completed her term in our region.

Press release

Future of Work: ILO calls for more engagement of workers’ organizations

At a high-level meeting in Almaty, the Director of the ILO’s Bureau for Workers’Activities (ACTRAV) calls for more engagement of workers’organisations in the discussion and promotion of the ILO’s future of work initiative.

Meeting of trade union leaders of Central Asian countries

On September 13, Almaty (Kazakhstan) hosted a high-level meeting of trade union leaders of Central Asian countries chaired by Maria Helena Andre, Director of the ILO’s Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV).

Uzbekistan and ILO to Draft New Decent Work Country Programme for 2017-2019

The Government of Uzbekistan and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have launched preparations for a new Decent Work Country Programme (DCWP), said a representative of the Republic's Federation of Trade Unions to RIA Novosti.

Decent Work Country Programme

Round table on the implementation of international labour standards in Uzbekistan

A round table on progress in the cooperation between Uzbekistan and the International Labour Organization (ILO) was held again this year in Tashkent on 4 August 2016.

Subregional seminar on “Informal Economy: trade union policies and actions”

On 13-14 June Baku, Azerbaijan, hosted the ILO seminar entitled “Informal Economy: Policies and actions of trade unions" and devoted to the ILO Recommendation No 204.

Youth Employment Network: Conference in Stockholm and Oslo

The bi-annual network conference was organ¬ized on 17-25 May in Stockholm, Sweden, and Oslo, Norway, at the request of the tripartite constituents of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan...

Training on Eradication of Child Labour and Forced Labour in Tashkent

Training for representatives of employers and entrepreneurs on issues of child labour and forced labour was organized in Tashkent on April 27.

Training of trainers on OSH essentials started in Tashkent

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan (CCIU) engaged in a project supported by the International Labour Organization, undertook to broaden the spectrum of training services in the area of Occupational Safety and Health, using the...

YEP CIS project publications

Sustainable enterprises high on the subregional agenda

Business enterprises operate within a specific political, social and economic context. For a business to grow, efforts at the enterprise level are not enough. To achieve sustainable development, addressing the issues related to the overall business...

First phase of training for trade unions project implemented in Uzbekistan

The first seminar in a series of similar events provided for in the advanced training of trainers project for trade unions in Uzbekistan was successfully completed in the country on 24 – 30 November. This project is part of the Decent Work Agenda...