Resources: Uzbekistan

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

    10 July 2014

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

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

    09 July 2014

    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 railways of CIS and Baltic states.

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

    25 April 2014

    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.

  4. Uzbekistan to create over 972,000 new work places in 2013

    26 November 2012

  5. Ombudsmen of Central Asia, Russia discuss legal protection for labor migrants at Dushanbe conference

    13 October 2012

  6. Over 500,000 new jobs were created in Uzbekistan during the first half of 2012

    27 July 2012

    This figure was mentioned in a report on the results of Uzbekistan's socio-economic development in January-June 2012, which was issued by the Uzbek Ministry of Economy and the State Statistics Committee. The Uzbek National News Agency posted the text of the report on its website on 23 July.

  7. Vocational training centre launched in Tashkent in partnership with KIOCA

    25 July 2012

    A vocational training centre was launched in Tashkent on July 25. It was created by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security of Uzbekistan in cooperation with Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA).

  8. Uzbekistan approves action plan on implementation of ILO conventions

    03 April 2012

    Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan approved an action plan on additional measures on implementation of the Convention on Forced Labour and convention on Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention in 2012-2013, which were ratified by Uzbekistan.

  9. Uzbekistan plans to create nearly 1m jobs in 2012

    27 October 2011

    Uzbekistan created over 815,000 jobs in January-September 2011 and plans to create nearly 1m more in 2012, the state-owned National News Agency website reported on 27 October.

  10. PROJECT BRIEF: From the Crisis towards Decent and Safe Jobs

    15 September 2011

    Sustainable regionsl development for job generation and social justice in the framework of Decent Work Country Programmes (DWCPs)