All resources: Uzbekistan

Child labour and forced labour

2015 Monitoring report on the use of child labour and forced labour during the cotton harvest in Uzbekistan

In October 2014, the World Bank requested the ILO to assess the potential use of child labour and forced labour by the beneficiaries of World Bank projects in specific areas, with particular emphasis on the cotton harvest. The report presents the...

Results of the third round of peer review of youth employment policies summed up in Sochi

On 12 – 17 October, southern Russian city of Sochi hosted a conference of the Youth Employment Network members. The Network is part of the project "Partnerships for youth employment in the CIS countries," which is being implemented by the ILO Moscow...

Azerbaijan hosts third round of peer review of youth employment policies

As part of the project “Partnerships for Youth Employment in the Commonwealth of Independent States,” implemented by ILO and financed by Public Joint Stock Company LUKOIL, a Peer Review network focusing on youth employment policies was launched in...

Uzbekistan

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 in Tashkent on 5 – 6 August 2015.

YOUTH

ITUC-PERC/ILO Workshop for Central Asian trade unions: "Trade union youth and their role in organising"

Young Trade Union Activists in Central Asia to improve unions’ efficiency

ILO/ITUC/PERC Workshop on Reinforcing trade union policies in OSH prevention

Participants from Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine took part in the fifth NIS OSH Network meeting in Armenia organized together with the ILO Moscow and financial support from the LO/TCO.

International experts familiarize themselves with Uzbekistan’s trade union movement

On April 24, Uzbekistan’s capital Tashkent hosted an international conference focusing on trade unions’ role in ensuring citizens’ guarantees to decent work and the republic’s experience.

Employers’ organizations work towards improving the enabling environment for sustainable enterprises

Representatives of employers’ organizations from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Montenegro, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan, met in Tbilisi, Georgia, on 20-21 April 2015 at an ILO Sub-regional...

Youth employment in the CIS discussed in Krasnoyarsk

On 20-24 April 2015 the city of Krasnoyarsk in Siberia hosted a meeting of the Youth Employment Network members within the framework of the project “Partnerships for Youth Employment Project in the CIS” implemented by the ILO Moscow Office in...

Uzbekistan’s trade unions learn how to work in modern conditions

From November 17 to November 27 twenty trade unionists from Uzbekistan undertake a training course “Trade unions in modern conditions” at the Institute of Labour of the National Confederation of Trade Unions of Moldova.

Combating Child Labour in Central Asia. Commitment becomes Action

The ILO-IPEC Project “Combating Child Labour in Central Asia. Commitment becomes Action” organized two sub-regional workshops for tripartite participants from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey and Uzbekistan.

Fundamental principles and rights at work – seminar in Uzbekistan

On October 5, Uzbekistan’s Samarkand Regional Association of Trade Union Organizatons hosted a regional seminar on fundamental principles and rights at work. The event was organized by the Council of the Federation of Trade Unions of Uzbekistan, the...

Uzbekistan creates Coordination Council on Child Labour Issues

Uzbekistan has created the Coordination Council on Child Labour Issues that consists of representatives from the Council of the Trade Unions’ Federation, the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Population, the Chamber of Commerce and...

New minister of labor and social protection of population appointed in Uzbekistan

Aziz Abdukhakimov has been appointed Uzbekistan's Minister of Labor and Social Protection of Population in accordance with the government's decision.

Trade unions’ role in ensuring occupational safety and health at railways of CIS and Baltic states – seminar in Astana

On July 9, the first joint seminar for trade unions of railway workers from CIS and Baltic states ended its work in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana. It focused on trade unions’ role in ensuring occupational safety and health and traffic safety at...

Press Release Decent Work Country Programme of Uzbekistan defines priorities for 2014-2016

The Government and social partners of Uzbekistan and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have signed a programme of technical cooperation for the three coming years.

From the crisis towards decent and safe jobs in Central Asia and Southern Caucasus (Final Evaluation Summary)

Project RER/09/05/FIN - Evaluation Consultant: Alex Kuzmin

Law No.ZRU-353 from 23 September 2013 on Combating the Spread of the Disease Caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection

Uzbekistan: Projects