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style="text-align: justify;">The mechanism for implementing the norms of international organizations in the field of labor relations into the national legislation is becoming a fundamental part of the labor law system, which carries future foundations for the establishment, development and application of national models for their regulation. Thereby, the convention and recommendations of the International Labor Organization, which incorporate many years of experience in regulating the relevant areas of public relations in countries with developed market economies and strong democratic traditions, are an important and promising source for labor law in Uzbekistan.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">Uzbekistan has been a full member of the International Labor Organization since 1992. Over the years of cooperation, the country has acceded to 17 ILO conventions, including all 8 fundamental documents.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">In particular, the ILO Conventions “On Forced or Compulsory Labor” (No. 29) and “On the Abolition of Forced Labor” (No. 105), “On the Minimum Age for Admission to Employment” (No. 138) and “On the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor” (No. 182) were ratified.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">According to these documents, national legislation prohibits the involvement of persons under the age of 18 in forced labor and in work harmful to health. The list of such works includes the use of labor of persons under 18 years of age for manual collection and watering of cotton. At the same time, explanatory work is being carried out in Uzbekistan to prevent forced labor of minors.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">The Resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On measures to improve the structure of labor bodies and strengthen the system of protection of labor rights and labor protection of citizens” approved the “Road Map” - the program of actions “Safe and protected labor” in accordance with which the following laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan were adopted in 2019 aimed at ratification of the Convention of the International Labor Organization:</p>\r\n <ol style="text-align: justify;">\r\n <li><strong>“On tripartite consultations to promote the application of international labor standards” (No. 144, dated May 19, 1978);</strong></li>\r\n <li><strong>“On accession of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the additional protocol to the convention“ On Forced or Compulsory Labor ”(No. 29, dated November 9, 2016);</strong></li>\r\n <li><strong>“On labor inspection in industry and commerce” (No. 81, dated April 7, 1950);</strong></li>\r\n <li><strong>“On labor inspection in agriculture” (No. 129, dated January 19, 1972).</strong></li>\r\n </ol>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">Thus, only in 2019 Uzbekistan joined four conventions of the International Labor Organization, thereby supporting the call for ratification, which was picked up during the ILO’s One for All campaign launched since the beginning of 2019.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">At the same time, as noted by the Chairperson of the Senate, the Chairperson of the National Commission for Combating Trafficking in Persons and Forced Labor, Tanzila Narbaeva, “Ratification of the convention is 50% of the solution to the problem, and the rest is the implementation of international norms in the national legislation, this is the first. The second, the most important thing is the change in law enforcement practice and the mindset of the entire population. ”</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Change in national law</strong></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">International labor standards provide the legal basis for decent work for all. They are the result of discussions between governments, workers and employers, they are based on the diverse experience gained in different countries of the world.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">They are designed to serve as a guide for ensuring human rights in the sphere of labor and are used as a guide in the development and implementation of social and labor policies at the national level. The conventions and recommendations are designed to provide a roadmap for leaders at the national level to assist them in their efforts to achieve decent work and social and economic progress. Thus, international labor standards are directly related to the development and strengthening of national legislation and policies, provide the legal basis for achieving decent work for all.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">In this regard, in recent years, the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan has taken radical measures to review national legislation, introduce legal norms providing for the improvement of labor relations, and the complete elimination of child and forced labor.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">In particular, the Resolution No. 349 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On Additional Measures to Eliminate Forced Labor in the Republic of Uzbekistan” was adopted on May 10, 2018, which envisages prompt reaction to and suppression of all types of forced involvement of citizens, unconditional adoption of strict disciplinary measures to respond to official persons, the immediate transfer of relevant information to law enforcement agencies.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">Ensuring the rule of law, reliable protection of the rights and freedoms of citizens is one of the priority areas of the state policy implemented by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">In order to oversee and monitor the observance and protection of the labor rights and freedoms of our citizens, in accordance with the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. PP-3913 dated August 20, 2018, the State Labor Inspectorate was established. Its main tasks include organizing, together with line ministries, departments and public organizations, measures to prevent and completely eradicate forced labor, including by bringing guilty officials to justice in line with the law.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">In order to effectively implement the conventions of the International Labor Organization ratified by the Republic of Uzbekistan, to improve national legislation in the field of labor and law enforcement practice, to take additional measures to deepen constructive cooperation with international organizations in accordance with the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On additional measures for implementation, in 2018 - 2020, of conventions of the International Labor Organization ratified by the Republic of Uzbekistan”, the Republican Interdepartmental Commission was formed.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">On October 29, 2018, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Sh.M. Mirziyoyev signed the Decree “On increasing the responsibility of heads of state authorities at all levels for preventing and eradicating any manifestations and all forms of forced labor”.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">In accordance with the Decree the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan - the head of the Complex for Agriculture and Water Resources, Processing of Agricultural and Food Products of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan Zoyir Toirovich Mirzaev was relieved of his post for serious shortcomings in the organization of work on sowing and irrigation of winter grain crops. The document instructed the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Uzbekistan to verify the violation of the law during agricultural work, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the heads of state authorities and business associations in the field to ensure the effective implementation of measures to eradicate all forms and any manifestations of forced labor.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">Pursuant to the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan“On ratification of the Convention of the International Labor Organization No. 144 on tripartite consultations to promote the application of international labor standards (Geneva, June 21, 1976)” Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 553 dated July 3, 2019 established the Republican tripartite commission on social and labor issues. Its main tasks are defined as follows:</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"> consultations and coordination of positions on issues of ensuring the implementation of socio-economic policies aimed at protecting labor rights, economic and social interests of workers and employers,</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"> ensuring constructive cooperation on the basis of mutual consideration of positions, rights and interests,</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"> promoting collective bargaining regulation of social and labor relations by concluding a general agreement and monitoring the progress of its implementation;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"> studying international experience, participating in events held by relevant foreign organizations in the field of social partnership and social and labor relations, holding consultations on issues related to the ratification and application of international labor standards;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"> holding consultations on formulation of answers to the questionnaires concerning the agenda items of the International Labor Conference, and the comments of governments on the proposed texts that will be discussed by the conference;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"> publication of annual reports on the implementation of the procedures provided for in the Convention of the International Labor Organization No. 144 on tripartite consultations to promote the application of international labor standards (Geneva, June 21, 1916);</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"> periodically reviewing unratified conventions and recommendations that are not yet applied, with a view to identifying measures taken to facilitate their application and, where appropriate, ratification.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">Another important step in ensuring the protection of the rights and interests of citizens of the Republic was the adoption of the Decree of the President “On additional measures to further improve the system of combating trafficking in persons and forced labor” of July 30, 2019.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">In accordance with the Decree, the Republican Interdepartmental Commission on Combating Trafficking in Persons was transformed into the National Commission on Combating Trafficking in Persons and Forced Labor, consisting of two subcommissions:</p>\r\n <ol style="text-align: justify;">\r\n <li>a) The Sub-Commission on Combating Human Trafficking, headed by the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, who is the deputy chairman of the National Commission;</li>\r\n <li>b) The Subcommittee for Combating Forced Labor, headed by the Minister of Employment and Labor Relations of the Republic of Uzbekistan, who is the deputy chairman of the National Commission.</li>\r\n </ol>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">There are also regional commissions led by the chairman of the Zhukorgi Kenges of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, khokims of regions, the city of Tashkent, districts (cities).</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">The Chairman of the National Commission is the Chairman of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">The main objectives of the commission are:</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"> coordination of activities of state and territorial bodies, self-government bodies of citizens and non-governmental non-profit organizations in the field of combating human trafficking and forced labor in order to ensure the effectiveness of their activities, close interaction and coordination of work;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"> organization of the development and implementation of state and other programs in the field of combating human trafficking and forced labor in order to improve national legislation and law enforcement practice, as well as control over their implementation;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"> analysis, assessment, monitoring and improving the effectiveness of measures taken to combat human trafficking and forced labor, study the practice of detecting, investigating, preventing and combating crimes in this area;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"> Organization of effective international cooperation and interaction in the field of combating human trafficking and forced labor, as well as the collection, analysis of information and the preparation of reports in this area.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">This Decree establishes for the first time the Institute of the National Rapporteur on the fight against trafficking in persons and forced labor, whose functions are assigned to the Chairman of the National Commission, the Chairman of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">The main tasks of the National Rapporteur are:</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"> annual submission to the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan of information</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"> on the current situation in the country and in the world in the field of combating trafficking in persons and forced labor;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"> information on measures taken to prosecute and punish persons involved in this type of crime and to support victims of trafficking in persons;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"> organization of regular briefings for the media with the involvement of the diplomatic corps of foreign states of the representations of international organizations accredited in the Republic of Uzbekistan, with the aim of bringing to the general public and the international community reliable information on measures taken in the country in this field;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"> ensuring effective cooperation and interaction in the field of combating human trafficking and forced labor with the international community, organizations and human rights defenders specializing in this topic, prompt response to attacks on the state, as well as upholding the national interests of the republic in the international arena in this field.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">The Law “On Amending and Adding to Some Legislative Acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan”, adopted on August 29, 2019, gains particular importance in the implementation of mechanisms to combat forced labor, according to which:</p>\r\n <ol style="text-align: justify;">\r\n <li>a) liability for administrative coercion to work is increased, which entails the imposition of a fine of 10 to 30 minimum wages (previously from one to three minimum wages). Repeated commission of this offense entails impostion of a fine of 30 to 100 minimum wages;</li>\r\n <li>b) the involvement of a minor in forced labor shall be sanctioned by a fine of thirty to fifty minimum wages (previously from five to fifteen sizes), the repeated commission of this offense shall be sanctioned by a fine of fifty to one hundred minimum wages.</li>\r\n </ol>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">Currently, the Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations, together with the Ministry of the Interior, has developed a draft law on amending the Criminal Code, which introduces criminal liability for the use of labor by minors: - a fine of up to 25 minimum wages, deprivation of certain rights for up to 3 years or involvement in correctional labor for a period upto 3 years; coercion to work: - a fine of up to 150 MW, deprivation of certain rights for up to 2 years or involvement in corrective labor for up to 2 years and the Code of Administrative Responsibility (administrative coercion to work: - a fine of 50-100 MW; the same offense in relation to for minors - a fine of 70-100 MW.The approval of the law is expected in January 2020.</p> """ "languages" => "en" "object" => "article" ] #original: array:7 [ "id" => 12697 "object_type" => "article" "object_id" => 1365 "object_key" => "content" "object_value" => """ <p style="text-align: justify;">At the present stage of development of the labor law of the Republic of Uzbekistan, its interaction with international labor principles and norms is becoming not only legally justified by virtue of, first of all, the Constitution, but also objectively necessary.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">The mechanism for implementing the norms of international organizations in the field of labor relations into the national legislation is becoming a fundamental part of the labor law system, which carries future foundations for the establishment, development and application of national models for their regulation. Thereby, the convention and recommendations of the International Labor Organization, which incorporate many years of experience in regulating the relevant areas of public relations in countries with developed market economies and strong democratic traditions, are an important and promising source for labor law in Uzbekistan.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">Uzbekistan has been a full member of the International Labor Organization since 1992. Over the years of cooperation, the country has acceded to 17 ILO conventions, including all 8 fundamental documents.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">In particular, the ILO Conventions “On Forced or Compulsory Labor” (No. 29) and “On the Abolition of Forced Labor” (No. 105), “On the Minimum Age for Admission to Employment” (No. 138) and “On the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor” (No. 182) were ratified.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">According to these documents, national legislation prohibits the involvement of persons under the age of 18 in forced labor and in work harmful to health. The list of such works includes the use of labor of persons under 18 years of age for manual collection and watering of cotton. At the same time, explanatory work is being carried out in Uzbekistan to prevent forced labor of minors.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">The Resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On measures to improve the structure of labor bodies and strengthen the system of protection of labor rights and labor protection of citizens” approved the “Road Map” - the program of actions “Safe and protected labor” in accordance with which the following laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan were adopted in 2019 aimed at ratification of the Convention of the International Labor Organization:</p>\r\n <ol style="text-align: justify;">\r\n <li><strong>“On tripartite consultations to promote the application of international labor standards” (No. 144, dated May 19, 1978);</strong></li>\r\n <li><strong>“On accession of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the additional protocol to the convention“ On Forced or Compulsory Labor ”(No. 29, dated November 9, 2016);</strong></li>\r\n <li><strong>“On labor inspection in industry and commerce” (No. 81, dated April 7, 1950);</strong></li>\r\n <li><strong>“On labor inspection in agriculture” (No. 129, dated January 19, 1972).</strong></li>\r\n </ol>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">Thus, only in 2019 Uzbekistan joined four conventions of the International Labor Organization, thereby supporting the call for ratification, which was picked up during the ILO’s One for All campaign launched since the beginning of 2019.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">At the same time, as noted by the Chairperson of the Senate, the Chairperson of the National Commission for Combating Trafficking in Persons and Forced Labor, Tanzila Narbaeva, “Ratification of the convention is 50% of the solution to the problem, and the rest is the implementation of international norms in the national legislation, this is the first. The second, the most important thing is the change in law enforcement practice and the mindset of the entire population. ”</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Change in national law</strong></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">International labor standards provide the legal basis for decent work for all. They are the result of discussions between governments, workers and employers, they are based on the diverse experience gained in different countries of the world.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">They are designed to serve as a guide for ensuring human rights in the sphere of labor and are used as a guide in the development and implementation of social and labor policies at the national level. The conventions and recommendations are designed to provide a roadmap for leaders at the national level to assist them in their efforts to achieve decent work and social and economic progress. Thus, international labor standards are directly related to the development and strengthening of national legislation and policies, provide the legal basis for achieving decent work for all.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">In this regard, in recent years, the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan has taken radical measures to review national legislation, introduce legal norms providing for the improvement of labor relations, and the complete elimination of child and forced labor.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">In particular, the Resolution No. 349 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On Additional Measures to Eliminate Forced Labor in the Republic of Uzbekistan” was adopted on May 10, 2018, which envisages prompt reaction to and suppression of all types of forced involvement of citizens, unconditional adoption of strict disciplinary measures to respond to official persons, the immediate transfer of relevant information to law enforcement agencies.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">Ensuring the rule of law, reliable protection of the rights and freedoms of citizens is one of the priority areas of the state policy implemented by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">In order to oversee and monitor the observance and protection of the labor rights and freedoms of our citizens, in accordance with the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. PP-3913 dated August 20, 2018, the State Labor Inspectorate was established. Its main tasks include organizing, together with line ministries, departments and public organizations, measures to prevent and completely eradicate forced labor, including by bringing guilty officials to justice in line with the law.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">In order to effectively implement the conventions of the International Labor Organization ratified by the Republic of Uzbekistan, to improve national legislation in the field of labor and law enforcement practice, to take additional measures to deepen constructive cooperation with international organizations in accordance with the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On additional measures for implementation, in 2018 - 2020, of conventions of the International Labor Organization ratified by the Republic of Uzbekistan”, the Republican Interdepartmental Commission was formed.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">On October 29, 2018, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Sh.M. Mirziyoyev signed the Decree “On increasing the responsibility of heads of state authorities at all levels for preventing and eradicating any manifestations and all forms of forced labor”.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">In accordance with the Decree the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan - the head of the Complex for Agriculture and Water Resources, Processing of Agricultural and Food Products of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan Zoyir Toirovich Mirzaev was relieved of his post for serious shortcomings in the organization of work on sowing and irrigation of winter grain crops. The document instructed the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Uzbekistan to verify the violation of the law during agricultural work, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the heads of state authorities and business associations in the field to ensure the effective implementation of measures to eradicate all forms and any manifestations of forced labor.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">Pursuant to the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan“On ratification of the Convention of the International Labor Organization No. 144 on tripartite consultations to promote the application of international labor standards (Geneva, June 21, 1976)” Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 553 dated July 3, 2019 established the Republican tripartite commission on social and labor issues. Its main tasks are defined as follows:</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"> consultations and coordination of positions on issues of ensuring the implementation of socio-economic policies aimed at protecting labor rights, economic and social interests of workers and employers,</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"> ensuring constructive cooperation on the basis of mutual consideration of positions, rights and interests,</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"> promoting collective bargaining regulation of social and labor relations by concluding a general agreement and monitoring the progress of its implementation;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"> studying international experience, participating in events held by relevant foreign organizations in the field of social partnership and social and labor relations, holding consultations on issues related to the ratification and application of international labor standards;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"> holding consultations on formulation of answers to the questionnaires concerning the agenda items of the International Labor Conference, and the comments of governments on the proposed texts that will be discussed by the conference;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"> publication of annual reports on the implementation of the procedures provided for in the Convention of the International Labor Organization No. 144 on tripartite consultations to promote the application of international labor standards (Geneva, June 21, 1916);</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"> periodically reviewing unratified conventions and recommendations that are not yet applied, with a view to identifying measures taken to facilitate their application and, where appropriate, ratification.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">Another important step in ensuring the protection of the rights and interests of citizens of the Republic was the adoption of the Decree of the President “On additional measures to further improve the system of combating trafficking in persons and forced labor” of July 30, 2019.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">In accordance with the Decree, the Republican Interdepartmental Commission on Combating Trafficking in Persons was transformed into the National Commission on Combating Trafficking in Persons and Forced Labor, consisting of two subcommissions:</p>\r\n <ol style="text-align: justify;">\r\n <li>a) The Sub-Commission on Combating Human Trafficking, headed by the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, who is the deputy chairman of the National Commission;</li>\r\n <li>b) The Subcommittee for Combating Forced Labor, headed by the Minister of Employment and Labor Relations of the Republic of Uzbekistan, who is the deputy chairman of the National Commission.</li>\r\n </ol>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">There are also regional commissions led by the chairman of the Zhukorgi Kenges of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, khokims of regions, the city of Tashkent, districts (cities).</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">The Chairman of the National Commission is the Chairman of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">The main objectives of the commission are:</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"> coordination of activities of state and territorial bodies, self-government bodies of citizens and non-governmental non-profit organizations in the field of combating human trafficking and forced labor in order to ensure the effectiveness of their activities, close interaction and coordination of work;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"> organization of the development and implementation of state and other programs in the field of combating human trafficking and forced labor in order to improve national legislation and law enforcement practice, as well as control over their implementation;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"> analysis, assessment, monitoring and improving the effectiveness of measures taken to combat human trafficking and forced labor, study the practice of detecting, investigating, preventing and combating crimes in this area;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"> Organization of effective international cooperation and interaction in the field of combating human trafficking and forced labor, as well as the collection, analysis of information and the preparation of reports in this area.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">This Decree establishes for the first time the Institute of the National Rapporteur on the fight against trafficking in persons and forced labor, whose functions are assigned to the Chairman of the National Commission, the Chairman of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">The main tasks of the National Rapporteur are:</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"> annual submission to the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan of information</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"> on the current situation in the country and in the world in the field of combating trafficking in persons and forced labor;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"> information on measures taken to prosecute and punish persons involved in this type of crime and to support victims of trafficking in persons;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"> organization of regular briefings for the media with the involvement of the diplomatic corps of foreign states of the representations of international organizations accredited in the Republic of Uzbekistan, with the aim of bringing to the general public and the international community reliable information on measures taken in the country in this field;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"> ensuring effective cooperation and interaction in the field of combating human trafficking and forced labor with the international community, organizations and human rights defenders specializing in this topic, prompt response to attacks on the state, as well as upholding the national interests of the republic in the international arena in this field.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">The Law “On Amending and Adding to Some Legislative Acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan”, adopted on August 29, 2019, gains particular importance in the implementation of mechanisms to combat forced labor, according to which:</p>\r\n <ol style="text-align: justify;">\r\n <li>a) liability for administrative coercion to work is increased, which entails the imposition of a fine of 10 to 30 minimum wages (previously from one to three minimum wages). Repeated commission of this offense entails impostion of a fine of 30 to 100 minimum wages;</li>\r\n <li>b) the involvement of a minor in forced labor shall be sanctioned by a fine of thirty to fifty minimum wages (previously from five to fifteen sizes), the repeated commission of this offense shall be sanctioned by a fine of fifty to one hundred minimum wages.</li>\r\n </ol>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">Currently, the Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations, together with the Ministry of the Interior, has developed a draft law on amending the Criminal Code, which introduces criminal liability for the use of labor by minors: - a fine of up to 25 minimum wages, deprivation of certain rights for up to 3 years or involvement in correctional labor for a period upto 3 years; coercion to work: - a fine of up to 150 MW, deprivation of certain rights for up to 2 years or involvement in corrective labor for up to 2 years and the Code of Administrative Responsibility (administrative coercion to work: - a fine of 50-100 MW; the same offense in relation to for minors - a fine of 70-100 MW.The approval of the law is expected in January 2020.</p> """ "languages" => "en" "object" => "article" ] #changes: [] #casts: [] #dates: [] #dateFormat: null #appends: [] #dispatchesEvents: [] #observables: [] #relations: [] #touches: [] #hidden: [] #visible: [] #guarded: array:1 [ 0 => "*" ] } ] } ] #touches: [] +timestamps: true #hidden: [] #visible: [] #guarded: array:1 [ 0 => "*" ] } 1 => App\Models\Article {#1713 #table: "articles" #fillable: array:9 [ 0 => "type" 1 => "category_id" 2 => "year" 3 => "open_data_months_categories_id" 4 => "parent_id" 5 => "order" 6 => "enabled" 7 => "anchor" 8 => "date" ] #connection: "mysql" #primaryKey: "id" #keyType: "int" +incrementing: true #with: [] #withCount: [] #perPage: 15 +exists: true +wasRecentlyCreated: false #attributes: array:12 [ "id" => 1367 "type" => "article" "category_id" => 55 "parent_id" => null "order" => 1854 "enabled" 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+wasRecentlyCreated: false #attributes: array:7 [ "id" => 12707 "object_type" => "article" "object_id" => 1367 "object_key" => "title" "object_value" => "Activities" "languages" => "en" "object" => "article" ] #original: array:7 [ "id" => 12707 "object_type" => "article" "object_id" => 1367 "object_key" => "title" "object_value" => "Activities" "languages" => "en" "object" => "article" ] #changes: [] #casts: [] #dates: [] #dateFormat: null #appends: [] #dispatchesEvents: [] #observables: [] #relations: [] #touches: [] #hidden: [] #visible: [] #guarded: array:1 [ 0 => "*" ] } 1 => App\Models\Translate {#1751 #table: "translates" #fillable: array:5 [ 0 => "object_type" 1 => "object_id" 2 => "object_key" 3 => "object_value" 4 => "languages" ] +timestamps: false #connection: "mysql" #primaryKey: "id" #keyType: "int" +incrementing: true #with: [] #withCount: [] #perPage: 15 +exists: true +wasRecentlyCreated: false #attributes: array:7 [ "id" => 12708 "object_type" => "article" "object_id" => 1367 "object_key" => "description" "object_value" => "STATE LABOR INSPECTORATE" "languages" => "en" "object" => "article" ] #original: array:7 [ "id" => 12708 "object_type" => "article" "object_id" => 1367 "object_key" => "description" "object_value" => "STATE LABOR INSPECTORATE" "languages" => "en" "object" => "article" ] #changes: [] #casts: [] #dates: [] #dateFormat: null #appends: [] #dispatchesEvents: [] #observables: [] #relations: [] #touches: [] #hidden: [] #visible: [] #guarded: array:1 [ 0 => "*" ] } 2 => App\Models\Translate {#1752 #table: "translates" #fillable: array:5 [ 0 => "object_type" 1 => "object_id" 2 => "object_key" 3 => "object_value" 4 => "languages" ] +timestamps: false #connection: "mysql" #primaryKey: "id" #keyType: "int" +incrementing: true #with: [] #withCount: [] #perPage: 15 +exists: true +wasRecentlyCreated: false #attributes: array:7 [ "id" => 12709 "object_type" => "article" "object_id" => 1367 "object_key" => "url" "object_value" => "activities" "languages" => "en" "object" => "article" ] #original: array:7 [ "id" => 12709 "object_type" => "article" "object_id" => 1367 "object_key" => "url" "object_value" => "activities" "languages" => "en" "object" => "article" ] #changes: [] #casts: [] #dates: [] #dateFormat: null #appends: [] #dispatchesEvents: [] #observables: [] #relations: [] #touches: [] #hidden: [] #visible: [] #guarded: array:1 [ 0 => "*" ] } 3 => App\Models\Translate {#1753 #table: "translates" #fillable: array:5 [ 0 => "object_type" 1 => "object_id" 2 => "object_key" 3 => "object_value" 4 => "languages" ] +timestamps: false #connection: "mysql" #primaryKey: "id" #keyType: "int" +incrementing: true #with: [] #withCount: [] #perPage: 15 +exists: true +wasRecentlyCreated: false #attributes: array:7 [ "id" => 12710 "object_type" => "article" "object_id" => 1367 "object_key" => "content" "object_value" => """ <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>STATE LABOR INSPECTORATE</strong></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>The State Labor Inspectorate </strong>(hereinafter referred to as the Inspectorate) acts on the basis of the Regulation No. 1066 “On the State Labor Inspectorate of the Ministry of Labor and Employment of the Republic of Uzbekistan”, approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan on December 31, 2018.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>STRUCTURE OF THE INSPECTORATE</strong></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">The structure of the State Labor Inspectorate <strong>in the Ministry</strong> is as follows: Head of Inspectorate, two Deputy Heads, four State Legal Labor Inspectors, two State Technical Labor Inspectors and the Chief State Expert on Working Conditions.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"><img src="/uploads/filemanager/source/11.png" alt="" width="648" height="224" /></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>The Ministry of Labor and Employment of the Republic of Karakalpakstan and departments of the National Ministry in the regions</strong> have positions of the Head of Inspectorate, two Deputy Heads, and 6 to 9 State Technical Inspectors for labor protection.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"><img src="/uploads/filemanager/source/112.png" alt="" width="466" height="270" /></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>All district (city) employment promotion centers</strong> of the Ministry have positions of the State Legal Labor Inspector and his/her assistant.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"><img src="/uploads/filemanager/source/113.jpg" alt="" width="668" height="445" /></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">The Order No. 197-ICh of the Minister of Employment and Labor Relations of the Republic of Uzbekistan of August 13, 2019 provides for an increase in the number <br />of city and district state legal labor inspectors of the State Labor Inspectorate under the Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations of the Republic of Uzbekistan. In order to increase the efficiency of the State Labor Inspectorate, the staff positions <br />of Inspectorate have been increased in number, with the involvement of an additional 200 assistant inspectors.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">In total:</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">- in district (city) 200 <strong>state legal labor inspectors</strong> and their 200 <strong>assistants</strong>;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">- in the Ministry of Labor and Employment of the Republic of Karakalpakstan and in all regions there are 14 heads of Inspectorates, 28 of their deputies and 90 state technical inspectors for labor protection.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">In fact, 439 job positions were filled on 532 staffing tables. (82%)</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>WHAT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STATE LABOR INSPECTOR?</strong></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>The State labor inspector</strong> is an official who protects the rights of workers and employers working under an employment contract, verifies compliance with employment, labor laws, as well as labor protection at enterprises and organizations located within the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan, applies appropriate measures under labor legislation and participates in litigation in the interests of the employer and employees .</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>State Legal Inspector of Labor</strong> - is an official with a higher legal education, who simultaneously acts as a legal adviser in a district (city) employment center, verifies compliance with employment and labor laws at enterprises and organizations, and also takes appropriate measures regarding violations of labor laws.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>State Technical Inspector for Labor Protection</strong> - is an official with a higher education who investigates labor safety issues, causes of occupational injuries and occupational diseases (accidents) and the conditions for creating safe working conditions, and also applies appropriate measures for violations of labor laws.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"><img src="/uploads/filemanager/source/114.png" alt="" width="682" height="495" /></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Chief State Expert on Working Conditions of the Republic of Uzbekistan</strong> - is an official with a higher education, who checks the quality of certification at workplace, conducts state expertise and applies appropriate measures in relation to violations of labor legislation.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>ADAPTATION OF NEWLY HIRED STATE LEGAL INSPECTOR</strong></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">A person with a higher legal education may work as a state legal inspector. The state legal inspector is also the legal adviser of the district (city) employment promotion center.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"><img src="/uploads/filemanager/source/116.jpg" alt="" width="638" height="426" /></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">To ensure fast adaptation of state labor inspectors in work, the followings are carried out:</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>1) a two-week mandatory introduction and adaptation course</strong> in the framework of continuing education courses for employees of labor bodies;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>2) secondment to the state labor inspectorate of the General Directorate of Employment of the region</strong></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">In addition, the Ministry provides the followings on an ongoing basis:</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"> in-service training courses every 3 years;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"> special certificates for inspections of business entities based on results of attestation;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"> further certification of the employee once every three years in order to identify professional compliance and suitability to the position;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"> the degree of legal qualification of legal inspectors, equivalent to the degree of legal officers.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>ACTIVITY OF THE STATE LEGAL INSPECTOR OF LABOR</strong></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">The monthly activities of state legal inspectors of labor are as follows. State legal labor inspectors on a monthly-basis review in average about 29-78 complaints from individuals and legal entities. 16-45 of these appeals come from district (city) employment centers, 5-12 - from the General Directorate of Employment, 4-11 - from the Ministry, and 4-10 complaints - from other organizations (mainly law enforcement agencies).</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"><img src="/uploads/filemanager/source/117.png" alt="" width="776" height="190" /></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">The state legal inspector regularly performs the following activities:</p>\r\n <ul style="text-align: justify;">\r\n <li>reviews from 3 to 10 appeals of law enforcement bodies (justice, prosecutors, courts) as a specialist and issues conclusions on the results of appeals;</li>\r\n <li>imposes fines on 2 to10 organizations that did not provide a vacancy report;</li>\r\n <li>participates in inspections of 1 to 3 budget organizations for compliance of their activities with labor legislation in accordance with the schedule approved by the Ministry;</li>\r\n <li>provides a report on the work done for the month to the Main Employment Directorate by the 3rd day of each month;</li>\r\n <li>files lawsuits in civil courts;</li>\r\n <li>conducts 1-3 outreach events through round tables and media coverage;</li>\r\n <li>participates in inspections when attracted by the Ministry;</li>\r\n <li>conducts regular monitoring of forced labor and legalization of business entities.</li>\r\n </ul>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> """ "languages" => "en" "object" => "article" ] #original: array:7 [ "id" => 12710 "object_type" => "article" "object_id" => 1367 "object_key" => "content" "object_value" => """ <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>STATE LABOR INSPECTORATE</strong></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>The State Labor Inspectorate </strong>(hereinafter referred to as the Inspectorate) acts on the basis of the Regulation No. 1066 “On the State Labor Inspectorate of the Ministry of Labor and Employment of the Republic of Uzbekistan”, approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan on December 31, 2018.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>STRUCTURE OF THE INSPECTORATE</strong></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">The structure of the State Labor Inspectorate <strong>in the Ministry</strong> is as follows: Head of Inspectorate, two Deputy Heads, four State Legal Labor Inspectors, two State Technical Labor Inspectors and the Chief State Expert on Working Conditions.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"><img src="/uploads/filemanager/source/11.png" alt="" width="648" height="224" /></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>The Ministry of Labor and Employment of the Republic of Karakalpakstan and departments of the National Ministry in the regions</strong> have positions of the Head of Inspectorate, two Deputy Heads, and 6 to 9 State Technical Inspectors for labor protection.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"><img src="/uploads/filemanager/source/112.png" alt="" width="466" height="270" /></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>All district (city) employment promotion centers</strong> of the Ministry have positions of the State Legal Labor Inspector and his/her assistant.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"><img src="/uploads/filemanager/source/113.jpg" alt="" width="668" height="445" /></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">The Order No. 197-ICh of the Minister of Employment and Labor Relations of the Republic of Uzbekistan of August 13, 2019 provides for an increase in the number <br />of city and district state legal labor inspectors of the State Labor Inspectorate under the Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations of the Republic of Uzbekistan. In order to increase the efficiency of the State Labor Inspectorate, the staff positions <br />of Inspectorate have been increased in number, with the involvement of an additional 200 assistant inspectors.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">In total:</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">- in district (city) 200 <strong>state legal labor inspectors</strong> and their 200 <strong>assistants</strong>;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">- in the Ministry of Labor and Employment of the Republic of Karakalpakstan and in all regions there are 14 heads of Inspectorates, 28 of their deputies and 90 state technical inspectors for labor protection.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">In fact, 439 job positions were filled on 532 staffing tables. (82%)</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>WHAT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STATE LABOR INSPECTOR?</strong></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>The State labor inspector</strong> is an official who protects the rights of workers and employers working under an employment contract, verifies compliance with employment, labor laws, as well as labor protection at enterprises and organizations located within the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan, applies appropriate measures under labor legislation and participates in litigation in the interests of the employer and employees .</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>State Legal Inspector of Labor</strong> - is an official with a higher legal education, who simultaneously acts as a legal adviser in a district (city) employment center, verifies compliance with employment and labor laws at enterprises and organizations, and also takes appropriate measures regarding violations of labor laws.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>State Technical Inspector for Labor Protection</strong> - is an official with a higher education who investigates labor safety issues, causes of occupational injuries and occupational diseases (accidents) and the conditions for creating safe working conditions, and also applies appropriate measures for violations of labor laws.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"><img src="/uploads/filemanager/source/114.png" alt="" width="682" height="495" /></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Chief State Expert on Working Conditions of the Republic of Uzbekistan</strong> - is an official with a higher education, who checks the quality of certification at workplace, conducts state expertise and applies appropriate measures in relation to violations of labor legislation.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>ADAPTATION OF NEWLY HIRED STATE LEGAL INSPECTOR</strong></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">A person with a higher legal education may work as a state legal inspector. The state legal inspector is also the legal adviser of the district (city) employment promotion center.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"><img src="/uploads/filemanager/source/116.jpg" alt="" width="638" height="426" /></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">To ensure fast adaptation of state labor inspectors in work, the followings are carried out:</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>1) a two-week mandatory introduction and adaptation course</strong> in the framework of continuing education courses for employees of labor bodies;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>2) secondment to the state labor inspectorate of the General Directorate of Employment of the region</strong></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">In addition, the Ministry provides the followings on an ongoing basis:</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"> in-service training courses every 3 years;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"> special certificates for inspections of business entities based on results of attestation;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"> further certification of the employee once every three years in order to identify professional compliance and suitability to the position;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"> the degree of legal qualification of legal inspectors, equivalent to the degree of legal officers.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>ACTIVITY OF THE STATE LEGAL INSPECTOR OF LABOR</strong></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">The monthly activities of state legal inspectors of labor are as follows. State legal labor inspectors on a monthly-basis review in average about 29-78 complaints from individuals and legal entities. 16-45 of these appeals come from district (city) employment centers, 5-12 - from the General Directorate of Employment, 4-11 - from the Ministry, and 4-10 complaints - from other organizations (mainly law enforcement agencies).</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"><img src="/uploads/filemanager/source/117.png" alt="" width="776" height="190" /></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">The state legal inspector regularly performs the following activities:</p>\r\n <ul style="text-align: justify;">\r\n <li>reviews from 3 to 10 appeals of law enforcement bodies (justice, prosecutors, courts) as a specialist and issues conclusions on the results of appeals;</li>\r\n <li>imposes fines on 2 to10 organizations that did not provide a vacancy report;</li>\r\n <li>participates in inspections of 1 to 3 budget organizations for compliance of their activities with labor legislation in accordance with the schedule approved by the Ministry;</li>\r\n <li>provides a report on the work done for the month to the Main Employment Directorate by the 3rd day of each month;</li>\r\n <li>files lawsuits in civil courts;</li>\r\n <li>conducts 1-3 outreach events through round tables and media coverage;</li>\r\n <li>participates in inspections when attracted by the Ministry;</li>\r\n <li>conducts regular monitoring of forced labor and legalization of business entities.</li>\r\n </ul>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> """ "languages" => "en" "object" => "article" ] #changes: [] #casts: [] #dates: [] #dateFormat: null #appends: [] #dispatchesEvents: [] #observables: [] #relations: [] #touches: [] #hidden: [] #visible: [] #guarded: array:1 [ 0 => "*" ] } ] } ] #touches: [] +timestamps: true #hidden: [] #visible: [] #guarded: array:1 [ 0 => "*" ] } 2 => App\Models\Article {#1714 #table: "articles" #fillable: array:9 [ 0 => "type" 1 => "category_id" 2 => "year" 3 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Therefore, the issues of warning and prevention of this socially unacceptable phenomenon in our country have always been resolved and are resolved at the state level.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">One of the effective measures to eliminate forced labor in the cotton industry is the introduction of modern market mechanisms, including wages, which contributes to an increase in the number of voluntary cotton pickers.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">Participation in cotton picking is one of the most predominant types of seasonal agricultural work in Uzbekistan. 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For many of them cotton<br />harvesting is the only opportunity for additional income that comes at their disposal and can be used for the benefit of families .</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">In order to stimulate voluntary cotton picking in accordance with the recommendations of the ILO and the World Bank, in 2017 for the first time in the history of the republic’s cotton production, a differentiated form of remuneration for manual picking of raw cotton was used, providing for an increase in the amount of payment from 450 to 700 soums per kg, depending on level of fulfillment of obligations under a contract agreement.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">If in 2016 the wages of collectors amounted to 280 soums / kg for the entire period of the campaign, then in 2017 for the first collection wages were 450 soums / kg (+ 61%), 550 soums / kg for the second collection (+ 96%) and 700 soum / kg during the third cotton harvest (+ 150%). 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Therefore, the issues of warning and prevention of this socially unacceptable phenomenon in our country have always been resolved and are resolved at the state level.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">One of the effective measures to eliminate forced labor in the cotton industry is the introduction of modern market mechanisms, including wages, which contributes to an increase in the number of voluntary cotton pickers.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">Participation in cotton picking is one of the most predominant types of seasonal agricultural work in Uzbekistan. Remuneration is made almost immediately after completion of work, usually within two to five days, which allows pickers to have on hand a constant cash income during the cotton campaign.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">According to surveys conducted during the Third Party Monitoring of the International Labor Organization, the interviewed collectors clearly indicate that they prefer, where possible, frequent payment in cash, unlike, for example, receiving payment by bank transfer, or in the form of various household goods or items. The monitoring results showed that increased pay for cotton pickers is particularly beneficial for women in rural areas. For many of them cotton<br />harvesting is the only opportunity for additional income that comes at their disposal and can be used for the benefit of families .</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">In order to stimulate voluntary cotton picking in accordance with the recommendations of the ILO and the World Bank, in 2017 for the first time in the history of the republic’s cotton production, a differentiated form of remuneration for manual picking of raw cotton was used, providing for an increase in the amount of payment from 450 to 700 soums per kg, depending on level of fulfillment of obligations under a contract agreement.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">If in 2016 the wages of collectors amounted to 280 soums / kg for the entire period of the campaign, then in 2017 for the first collection wages were 450 soums / kg (+ 61%), 550 soums / kg for the second collection (+ 96%) and 700 soum / kg during the third cotton harvest (+ 150%). A similar mechanism of wage differentiation also had a stimulating effect on the voluntary involvement of pickers.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">In 2018, the pay of collectors was also increased and set in amounts from 650 to 1000 soums per kg. And in 2019, the payment for manual collection ranged from 800 soums / kg during the first harvest to 1200 soums / kg during the second harvest. Thus, the fee for manual cotton picking this year increased at least 4 times compared to 2015 (the fee in 2015 was 200 soum / kg).</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">In regions with a small population, special conditions have been established since 2018. In particular, in all districts of Jizzakh, Tashkent and Syrdarya regions, as well as in some areas of Kashkadarya, Surkhandarya regions, collectors received an additional 150 soums for each kilogram of cotton, which was topped by additional 150 soums for their food. Thus, the premium amounted to 300 soums. For this, 246 billion soums were allocated from the State Support Fund for Agriculture of the Ministry of Finance .</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"><img src="/uploads/filemanager/source/%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%83%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%B8-17.png" alt="" width="724" height="517" /></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">In 2019, a payment of 600 thousand soums was established for per one ton of machine collection. In 2018, this indicator was 400 thousand soums per a ton. 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In addition, this chapter involves revising the definition of trafficking in persons in the criminal code in order to exactly match the definition in the UN Protocol on Trafficking in Persons and developing mechanisms to protect victims from punishment for illegal actions that traffickers forced them to commit, including for illegal border crossing and loss of personal identification documents.</p>\r\n <ol style="text-align: justify;" start="2">\r\n <li><strong> Practical measures to strengthen National capacities, increase stakeholder awareness and improve feedback mechanisms between the Government and civil society</strong></li>\r\n </ol>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">This chapter, which contains the largest number of paragraphs, describes practical measures aimed at developing skills and techniques for combating trafficking in human beings, constant exchange of information and interaction between interested ministries and departments, creation of the necessary conditions for involving NGOs in the monitoring process, creation of the Council of Ministers of the Republic Karakalpakstan, khokimiyats of regions and the city of Tashkent "Fund for Assistance to Victims of Human Trafficking".</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">The chapter also contains measures to improve the skills of labor inspectors, expand the powers and rights of the Labor Inspectorate, including increasing the number of labor inspectors in accordance with international standards and requirements. 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In addition, this chapter involves revising the definition of trafficking in persons in the criminal code in order to exactly match the definition in the UN Protocol on Trafficking in Persons and developing mechanisms to protect victims from punishment for illegal actions that traffickers forced them to commit, including for illegal border crossing and loss of personal identification documents.</p>\r\n <ol style="text-align: justify;" start="2">\r\n <li><strong> Practical measures to strengthen National capacities, increase stakeholder awareness and improve feedback mechanisms between the Government and civil society</strong></li>\r\n </ol>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">This chapter, which contains the largest number of paragraphs, describes practical measures aimed at developing skills and techniques for combating trafficking in human beings, constant exchange of information and interaction between interested ministries and departments, creation of the necessary conditions for involving NGOs in the monitoring process, creation of the Council of Ministers of the Republic Karakalpakstan, khokimiyats of regions and the city of Tashkent "Fund for Assistance to Victims of Human Trafficking".</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">The chapter also contains measures to improve the skills of labor inspectors, expand the powers and rights of the Labor Inspectorate, including increasing the number of labor inspectors in accordance with international standards and requirements. 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"object_value" => """ <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Third Party Monitoring</strong></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">The ILO has been monitoring child labor in the cotton picking process since 2013.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">In 2018, as part of the Third Party Monitoring project, the ILO assisted the Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations in training more than 300 labor inspectors on indicators of child and forced labor, as well as inspection methods.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">During the implementation of the project, more than 500 prosecutors, labor inspectors and trade union officials were trained in the methods of verifying the facts of forced labor and human trafficking. This training was organized by visiting a group of 15 people, consisting of representatives of various agencies of Uzbekistan, the ILO Training Center in Turin (Italy), with further replication of such training throughout the country with the help of those trained in the ILO Training Center as trainers.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">In 2018, as part of the Third Party Monitoring project, the ILO conducted about 11,000 interviews with qualitative and quantitative data collection. More than 7,000 people were trained in fair hiring in the 2018 cotton-harvesting season. Since 2015, a feedback mechanism and third-party monitoring has been introduced in World Bank projects implemented in Uzbekistan.During the cotton campaign, ILO representatives are connected to a database that integrates citizens ’appeals received through the Telegram channel and a specially created communication channel. Today, civil society activists participate in monitoring along with ILO experts and are actively involved in governance processes.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"><img src="/uploads/filemanager/source/Labour%20monitoring.png" alt="" width="609" height="348" /></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">As part of the ILO Third Party Monitoring project, more than 250 journalists were trained in international labor rights and journalistic investigations. Trainings were held in conjunction with Voice of America, Human Rights Watch, and the Development Strategy Center.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">The ILO Third Party Monitoring project is constantly engaged with Cotton Campaign and other international organizations to ensure a balanced and neutral perspective on the situation in Uzbekistan.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">With the assistance of the ILO Third Party Monitoring project, the US Department of Labor in September 2018 excluded Uzbek cotton from the list of goods produced using child labor, and the US State Department raised the level of Uzbekistan from the third category to the second category of countries.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Enhancing Collaboration</strong></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">The visit of Mr. Guy Ryder, the Director-General of ILO was a historic event for Uzbekistan, during which promising areas of cooperation between the Republic of Uzbekistan and the International Labor Organization were discussed. During the negotiations, an agreement was reached on the development and adoption of a roadmap for long-term cooperation with the ILO, the continuation of work on the country’s ratification of the ILO conventions, in-service and pre-service training of specialists in the field of labor relations, support for the activities of trade unions and the confederation of employers. The Roadmap includes cooperation in such fields as:</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">••improving national legislation in the field of labor, employment and labor relations;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">••improving national employment policies and enhancing the capacity of employment promotion services; enhanced international cooperation under the auspices of the ILO;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">••increasing the representation of Uzbekistan in the executive bodies of the ILO;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">••introducing a national system of appropriation and confirmation of qualifications, strengthening the quality of professional education programs;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">••increasing the capacity of trade unions in organizing, collective bargaining, legal protection,<br />labor protection and safety. HUMAN VALUE OF LABOR | Progress log and a look into the future 2019.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"><img src="/uploads/filemanager/source/Labour%20monitoring%202.png" alt="" width="633" height="421" /></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Feedback mechanism</strong></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">Since 2015 Feedback Mechanism project has been implemented at the initiative of the Steering Council on Child Labor in the Republic of Uzbekistan and with the support of the World Bank. As an instrument of public control, the FM is an alternative to State supervision in the field of<br />labor and is intended to supplement, not replace, it. Employees (citizens) and their communities are free to choose channels for managing appeals.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">The goal of the Feedback Mechanism is to strengthen the results achieved and further prevent child and forced labor in the country, as well as to facilitate the ongoing Monitoring.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">The activity of the Feedback Mechanism is regulated by the Regulation “On the Feedback Mechanism under the Steering Council for Child<br />Labor in the Republic of Uzbekistan”, approved at a meeting of the Steering Council (Minutes No. 5 dated 09/05/2015).</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">Since, initially, the FM operated on the basis of the trade union helplines at that time, and taking into account the need to accompany TPM, the regulation established the terms of operation of the Feedback Mechanism, covering the entire cotton harvest season of 2015, which includes the period from September 15 to 15 December 2015, i.e. additional 1.5-2 months after the expected end of the season. However, at present FM is functioning continuously – around the clock, 7 days a week.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">The core of the Feedback Mechanism is the Call center, organized on the basis of the Legal Clinic of the Federation of Trade Unions. The equipping the Call center was carried out both at the expense of the Federation of Trade Unions’ own funds, as well as through the logistical assistance of the World Bank. To ensure free access to the Call center, two numbers – 2001092 and 1092 – were allocated, with direct and free access from all points of the country. The service charge is covered by the Federation of Trade Unions. Foreign calls are received by the same number after dialing the international code of Tashkent – “998 71 200 1092”.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>The feedback mechanism structure consists of three levels:</strong></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>National Administrative Center (NAC) – </strong>Legal Clinic under the Council of the Federation of Trade Unions (manages and coordinates the FM, ensures registration, direction and consideration of received appeals, conducts a weekly analysis of the consideration of appeals and summarizes the activities of the FM at the end of the season);</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">Regional administrative centers (RACs) in the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regions and the city of Tashkent are the legal departments of territorial associations of trade union organizations (they provide registration and consideration by the working groups of received appeals, inform the NAC about the outcome of the review).</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">The mechanism for review of appeals implies a phased study and an individual approach. Thus, the National Administrative Center sends the received appeal within 1 day to the corresponding regional administrative center. The regional administrative center organizes the review of the appeal with the involvement of members of the working groups and sends a certificate of the results of the review to the National Administrative Center.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">The right of the Legal Clinic of the Federation of Trade Unions of Uzbekistan is not limited to reviewing applications received only from members of the trade union. To register and conduct ongoing analytical and statistical activities, autonomous software was developed on the portal of the Federation of Trade Unions of Uzbekistan at www.murojaat.kasaba.uz, with the ability to work online.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">In case of revealing an administratively (or criminally) punishable offense, materials relating to this fact are sent to the authorized departments in order to bring the perpetrators to justice in accordance with the law.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">Due to the separation of powers between departments, the Call Center under the Federation of Trade Unions of Uzbekistan and the Call Center under the Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations of Uzbekistan operate separately, as The Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations is authorized to exercise state supervision, while the Federation of Trade Unions exercises public control.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">However, close cooperation was established between these agencies by exchanging information and assisting in the review.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Results of the FM in 2016</strong></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">Based on the results of the analysis of activities in 2015, measures were taken aimed at improving the efficiency of the MoE in 2016. In particular, in order to ensure independence, the functions for the implementation of the FM were delegated to the Legal Clinic of the Federation of Trade Unions;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">••12 regional branches of the Legal Clinic have been created, constantly functioning on the basis of territorial associations of trade unions;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">••a stand-alone software was developed and implemented that operates online on the portal of the Federation of Trade Unions;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">••in order to strengthen confidence in the FM, an appeals council has been created, composed of representatives of civil society institutions, authorized to make decisions on complaints regarding previously considered appeals;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">••the mandatory review of anonymous appeals is established;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">••it is forbidden to request written explanations and explanatory letters from the plaintiffs;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">••a series of courses was conducted to increase the capacity of representatives of the network of legal clinics at the national and regional levels;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">••to ensure effective interaction of similar preventive mechanisms, relevant Memorandums have been concluded with the Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations, the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the World Bank.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"><em>According to the results of 2016, a </em><em>total of 6,112 appeals were received </em><em>from the public through the channels </em><em>of the FM.</em></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>FM results in 2017</strong></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">In February 2017, the International Labor Organization reported that the Government of Uzbekistan was making progress in implementing reforms aimed at eliminating the risk of forced labor in the country's cotton sector. In the issued report on the results of independent monitoring of the cotton-picking campaign<br />of 2016, the ILO concludes that organized child labor does not exist.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">Based on the results of activities in 2016, measures were taken aimed at improving the efficiency of the FM in 2017.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">In particular,</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">••to raise awareness of citizens on national television, a video is shown on the feedback mechanism of trade unions with the “hot line” telephone numbers of the Federation of Trade Unions of Uzbekistan;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">••mobile operators of the country have disseminated out SMS messages with information on what phone numbers should be dialed by citizens in case of detection of forced and child labor;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">••With the support of the World Bank, a video was prepared on the Feedback Mechanism of the Federation of Trade Unions and the call center of the Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations, as well as a video on decent work in cotton growing;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">••With the assistance of the ILO, a humorous feature video was produced on the benefits of official labor in agriculture for subsequent demonstration on local television channels;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">••The preparation of a new generation of textbooks on labor law and international labor law has begun;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">••the Decent Work Program in the Republic of Uzbekistan was extended for the period until 2020.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"><em>"The unacceptability of child labor is recognized by all walks of life: authorities, teachers, specialists, farmers, parents and the children themselves. Uzbekistan has stopped the practice of organized child labor"</em></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">As a result of the measures taken and improved confidence in the FM in 2017, 8 out of a total of 118 appeals regarding forced labor were anonymous, which is 7.84% (in 2016, 15 out of a total of 87 appeals were anonymous, which is 17.24% ).</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">The overwhelming majority of requests received during the cotton picking period were positively resolved – 1325 (69.7%), the arguments of 76 (4%) were not confirmed, and they were sent to authorized institutions – 102 (1.7%).</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>FM results in 2018</strong></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">Based on the analysis of the effectiveness of the mechanism in previous years, measures were taken aimed at increasing the efficiency of the FM<br />in 2018. In particular,</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">First, offline software that operates online on the portal of the Federation of Trade Unions (www. murojaat.kasaba.uz) is updated, which allows registering all received appeals to trade unions and immediately send them for execution;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">The second, in order to increase the capacities of specialists involved in the FM:<br />– a skills-improving course was held at the International training center in Turin (Italy) for some specialists (10 people) of Legal Clinics (February 26 – March 2, 2018);<br />– a training course on the identification and investigation of cases of forced labor and human trafficking was conducted for specialists from the FTU, CCI, the Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations, the General Prosecutor's Office, and the Ministry of the Interior at the International Training Center in Turin (Italy) (April 9-13, 2018. );<br />– regional training seminars were held jointly with the International Labor Organization (May 7-25, 2018 – all regions of the country); – A summer school was held for specialists of the FM FTU and CCI (August 9-10, 2018).</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">Third, a group was created in the Telegram network among FM specialists to quickly and immediately respond to incoming calls during the cotton-harvesting period.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">Fourth, the practice of involving human rights activists was initiated.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"><em>For reference: in the cotton harvesting season of 2018, 53 reports on forced labor related violations were received from human rights activists, which were studied immediately with a field visit and all identified deficiencies were eliminated. Also, throughout the cotton harvesting season, the Open Doors Days for civil society representatives were organized at the Legal Clinic of the Federation of Trade Unions of Uzbekistan every Friday.</em></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">In 2018, 8,544 calls were received through the FM channels. In particular, 2,764 appeals, sent by persons who are not members of the trade union, were accepted and examined.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"><em>Human rights activist and International Human Rights Watch representative Steve Sverlow visited the Legal Clinic for a familiarization. Also, a meeting was organized with human rights activists such as Malokhat Eshonkulova, Uktam Pardaev, Azamjon Farmonov, Khaitboy Yakubov, Muhabbat Madrimova and Arslonboy Utepov.</em></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Collaboration with Civil Society Activists</strong></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">It is worth emphasizing that the modern Government of Uzbekistan, for the first time in its history, is in direct dialogue with representatives of civil society and human rights organizations on the protection of the labor rights of citizens.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">Meetings with national human rights activists are held on a regular basis, an active dialogue is conducted, an exchange of views and information, as well as proposals to prevent forced labor.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">In February 2019, an unprecedented meeting of the delegation of the Government of Uzbekistan with representatives of the Cotton Campaign international coalition took place.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">The main purpose of the session within the annual meeting of the Coalition was to find mutually acceptable criteria, and so called “Threshold of progress”, at which one can judge the complete elimination of systematic forced labor, as well as the development of further mechanisms for interaction with the coalition aimed at abolishing of the so-called “boycott” in relation to textile products in Uzbekistan.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">This step was positively assessed by both representatives of the Coalition and representatives of US ministries and departments as evidence of the readiness of the Government of Uzbekistan for an open dialogue and constructive interaction on the most sensitive human rights issues.</p> """ "languages" => "en" "object" => "article" ] #original: array:7 [ "id" => 12762 "object_type" => "article" "object_id" => 1374 "object_key" => "content" "object_value" => """ <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Third Party Monitoring</strong></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">The ILO has been monitoring child labor in the cotton picking process since 2013.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">In 2018, as part of the Third Party Monitoring project, the ILO assisted the Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations in training more than 300 labor inspectors on indicators of child and forced labor, as well as inspection methods.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">During the implementation of the project, more than 500 prosecutors, labor inspectors and trade union officials were trained in the methods of verifying the facts of forced labor and human trafficking. This training was organized by visiting a group of 15 people, consisting of representatives of various agencies of Uzbekistan, the ILO Training Center in Turin (Italy), with further replication of such training throughout the country with the help of those trained in the ILO Training Center as trainers.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">In 2018, as part of the Third Party Monitoring project, the ILO conducted about 11,000 interviews with qualitative and quantitative data collection. More than 7,000 people were trained in fair hiring in the 2018 cotton-harvesting season. Since 2015, a feedback mechanism and third-party monitoring has been introduced in World Bank projects implemented in Uzbekistan.During the cotton campaign, ILO representatives are connected to a database that integrates citizens ’appeals received through the Telegram channel and a specially created communication channel. Today, civil society activists participate in monitoring along with ILO experts and are actively involved in governance processes.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"><img src="/uploads/filemanager/source/Labour%20monitoring.png" alt="" width="609" height="348" /></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">As part of the ILO Third Party Monitoring project, more than 250 journalists were trained in international labor rights and journalistic investigations. Trainings were held in conjunction with Voice of America, Human Rights Watch, and the Development Strategy Center.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">The ILO Third Party Monitoring project is constantly engaged with Cotton Campaign and other international organizations to ensure a balanced and neutral perspective on the situation in Uzbekistan.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">With the assistance of the ILO Third Party Monitoring project, the US Department of Labor in September 2018 excluded Uzbek cotton from the list of goods produced using child labor, and the US State Department raised the level of Uzbekistan from the third category to the second category of countries.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Enhancing Collaboration</strong></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">The visit of Mr. Guy Ryder, the Director-General of ILO was a historic event for Uzbekistan, during which promising areas of cooperation between the Republic of Uzbekistan and the International Labor Organization were discussed. During the negotiations, an agreement was reached on the development and adoption of a roadmap for long-term cooperation with the ILO, the continuation of work on the country’s ratification of the ILO conventions, in-service and pre-service training of specialists in the field of labor relations, support for the activities of trade unions and the confederation of employers. The Roadmap includes cooperation in such fields as:</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">••improving national legislation in the field of labor, employment and labor relations;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">••improving national employment policies and enhancing the capacity of employment promotion services; enhanced international cooperation under the auspices of the ILO;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">••increasing the representation of Uzbekistan in the executive bodies of the ILO;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">••introducing a national system of appropriation and confirmation of qualifications, strengthening the quality of professional education programs;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">••increasing the capacity of trade unions in organizing, collective bargaining, legal protection,<br />labor protection and safety. HUMAN VALUE OF LABOR | Progress log and a look into the future 2019.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"><img src="/uploads/filemanager/source/Labour%20monitoring%202.png" alt="" width="633" height="421" /></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Feedback mechanism</strong></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">Since 2015 Feedback Mechanism project has been implemented at the initiative of the Steering Council on Child Labor in the Republic of Uzbekistan and with the support of the World Bank. As an instrument of public control, the FM is an alternative to State supervision in the field of<br />labor and is intended to supplement, not replace, it. Employees (citizens) and their communities are free to choose channels for managing appeals.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">The goal of the Feedback Mechanism is to strengthen the results achieved and further prevent child and forced labor in the country, as well as to facilitate the ongoing Monitoring.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">The activity of the Feedback Mechanism is regulated by the Regulation “On the Feedback Mechanism under the Steering Council for Child<br />Labor in the Republic of Uzbekistan”, approved at a meeting of the Steering Council (Minutes No. 5 dated 09/05/2015).</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">Since, initially, the FM operated on the basis of the trade union helplines at that time, and taking into account the need to accompany TPM, the regulation established the terms of operation of the Feedback Mechanism, covering the entire cotton harvest season of 2015, which includes the period from September 15 to 15 December 2015, i.e. additional 1.5-2 months after the expected end of the season. However, at present FM is functioning continuously – around the clock, 7 days a week.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">The core of the Feedback Mechanism is the Call center, organized on the basis of the Legal Clinic of the Federation of Trade Unions. The equipping the Call center was carried out both at the expense of the Federation of Trade Unions’ own funds, as well as through the logistical assistance of the World Bank. To ensure free access to the Call center, two numbers – 2001092 and 1092 – were allocated, with direct and free access from all points of the country. The service charge is covered by the Federation of Trade Unions. Foreign calls are received by the same number after dialing the international code of Tashkent – “998 71 200 1092”.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>The feedback mechanism structure consists of three levels:</strong></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>National Administrative Center (NAC) – </strong>Legal Clinic under the Council of the Federation of Trade Unions (manages and coordinates the FM, ensures registration, direction and consideration of received appeals, conducts a weekly analysis of the consideration of appeals and summarizes the activities of the FM at the end of the season);</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">Regional administrative centers (RACs) in the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regions and the city of Tashkent are the legal departments of territorial associations of trade union organizations (they provide registration and consideration by the working groups of received appeals, inform the NAC about the outcome of the review).</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">The mechanism for review of appeals implies a phased study and an individual approach. Thus, the National Administrative Center sends the received appeal within 1 day to the corresponding regional administrative center. The regional administrative center organizes the review of the appeal with the involvement of members of the working groups and sends a certificate of the results of the review to the National Administrative Center.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">The right of the Legal Clinic of the Federation of Trade Unions of Uzbekistan is not limited to reviewing applications received only from members of the trade union. To register and conduct ongoing analytical and statistical activities, autonomous software was developed on the portal of the Federation of Trade Unions of Uzbekistan at www.murojaat.kasaba.uz, with the ability to work online.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">In case of revealing an administratively (or criminally) punishable offense, materials relating to this fact are sent to the authorized departments in order to bring the perpetrators to justice in accordance with the law.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">Due to the separation of powers between departments, the Call Center under the Federation of Trade Unions of Uzbekistan and the Call Center under the Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations of Uzbekistan operate separately, as The Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations is authorized to exercise state supervision, while the Federation of Trade Unions exercises public control.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">However, close cooperation was established between these agencies by exchanging information and assisting in the review.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Results of the FM in 2016</strong></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">Based on the results of the analysis of activities in 2015, measures were taken aimed at improving the efficiency of the MoE in 2016. In particular, in order to ensure independence, the functions for the implementation of the FM were delegated to the Legal Clinic of the Federation of Trade Unions;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">••12 regional branches of the Legal Clinic have been created, constantly functioning on the basis of territorial associations of trade unions;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">••a stand-alone software was developed and implemented that operates online on the portal of the Federation of Trade Unions;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">••in order to strengthen confidence in the FM, an appeals council has been created, composed of representatives of civil society institutions, authorized to make decisions on complaints regarding previously considered appeals;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">••the mandatory review of anonymous appeals is established;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">••it is forbidden to request written explanations and explanatory letters from the plaintiffs;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">••a series of courses was conducted to increase the capacity of representatives of the network of legal clinics at the national and regional levels;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">••to ensure effective interaction of similar preventive mechanisms, relevant Memorandums have been concluded with the Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations, the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the World Bank.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"><em>According to the results of 2016, a </em><em>total of 6,112 appeals were received </em><em>from the public through the channels </em><em>of the FM.</em></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>FM results in 2017</strong></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">In February 2017, the International Labor Organization reported that the Government of Uzbekistan was making progress in implementing reforms aimed at eliminating the risk of forced labor in the country's cotton sector. In the issued report on the results of independent monitoring of the cotton-picking campaign<br />of 2016, the ILO concludes that organized child labor does not exist.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">Based on the results of activities in 2016, measures were taken aimed at improving the efficiency of the FM in 2017.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">In particular,</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">••to raise awareness of citizens on national television, a video is shown on the feedback mechanism of trade unions with the “hot line” telephone numbers of the Federation of Trade Unions of Uzbekistan;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">••mobile operators of the country have disseminated out SMS messages with information on what phone numbers should be dialed by citizens in case of detection of forced and child labor;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">••With the support of the World Bank, a video was prepared on the Feedback Mechanism of the Federation of Trade Unions and the call center of the Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations, as well as a video on decent work in cotton growing;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">••With the assistance of the ILO, a humorous feature video was produced on the benefits of official labor in agriculture for subsequent demonstration on local television channels;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">••The preparation of a new generation of textbooks on labor law and international labor law has begun;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">••the Decent Work Program in the Republic of Uzbekistan was extended for the period until 2020.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"><em>"The unacceptability of child labor is recognized by all walks of life: authorities, teachers, specialists, farmers, parents and the children themselves. Uzbekistan has stopped the practice of organized child labor"</em></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">As a result of the measures taken and improved confidence in the FM in 2017, 8 out of a total of 118 appeals regarding forced labor were anonymous, which is 7.84% (in 2016, 15 out of a total of 87 appeals were anonymous, which is 17.24% ).</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">The overwhelming majority of requests received during the cotton picking period were positively resolved – 1325 (69.7%), the arguments of 76 (4%) were not confirmed, and they were sent to authorized institutions – 102 (1.7%).</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>FM results in 2018</strong></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">Based on the analysis of the effectiveness of the mechanism in previous years, measures were taken aimed at increasing the efficiency of the FM<br />in 2018. In particular,</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">First, offline software that operates online on the portal of the Federation of Trade Unions (www. murojaat.kasaba.uz) is updated, which allows registering all received appeals to trade unions and immediately send them for execution;</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">The second, in order to increase the capacities of specialists involved in the FM:<br />– a skills-improving course was held at the International training center in Turin (Italy) for some specialists (10 people) of Legal Clinics (February 26 – March 2, 2018);<br />– a training course on the identification and investigation of cases of forced labor and human trafficking was conducted for specialists from the FTU, CCI, the Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations, the General Prosecutor's Office, and the Ministry of the Interior at the International Training Center in Turin (Italy) (April 9-13, 2018. );<br />– regional training seminars were held jointly with the International Labor Organization (May 7-25, 2018 – all regions of the country); – A summer school was held for specialists of the FM FTU and CCI (August 9-10, 2018).</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">Third, a group was created in the Telegram network among FM specialists to quickly and immediately respond to incoming calls during the cotton-harvesting period.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">Fourth, the practice of involving human rights activists was initiated.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"><em>For reference: in the cotton harvesting season of 2018, 53 reports on forced labor related violations were received from human rights activists, which were studied immediately with a field visit and all identified deficiencies were eliminated. Also, throughout the cotton harvesting season, the Open Doors Days for civil society representatives were organized at the Legal Clinic of the Federation of Trade Unions of Uzbekistan every Friday.</em></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">In 2018, 8,544 calls were received through the FM channels. In particular, 2,764 appeals, sent by persons who are not members of the trade union, were accepted and examined.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;"><em>Human rights activist and International Human Rights Watch representative Steve Sverlow visited the Legal Clinic for a familiarization. Also, a meeting was organized with human rights activists such as Malokhat Eshonkulova, Uktam Pardaev, Azamjon Farmonov, Khaitboy Yakubov, Muhabbat Madrimova and Arslonboy Utepov.</em></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Collaboration with Civil Society Activists</strong></p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">It is worth emphasizing that the modern Government of Uzbekistan, for the first time in its history, is in direct dialogue with representatives of civil society and human rights organizations on the protection of the labor rights of citizens.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">Meetings with national human rights activists are held on a regular basis, an active dialogue is conducted, an exchange of views and information, as well as proposals to prevent forced labor.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">In February 2019, an unprecedented meeting of the delegation of the Government of Uzbekistan with representatives of the Cotton Campaign international coalition took place.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">The main purpose of the session within the annual meeting of the Coalition was to find mutually acceptable criteria, and so called “Threshold of progress”, at which one can judge the complete elimination of systematic forced labor, as well as the development of further mechanisms for interaction with the coalition aimed at abolishing of the so-called “boycott” in relation to textile products in Uzbekistan.</p>\r\n <p style="text-align: justify;">This step was positively assessed by both representatives of the Coalition and representatives of US ministries and departments as evidence of the readiness of the Government of Uzbekistan for an open dialogue and constructive interaction on the most sensitive human rights issues.</p> """ "languages" => "en" "object" => "article" ] #changes: [] #casts: [] #dates: [] #dateFormat: null #appends: [] #dispatchesEvents: [] #observables: [] #relations: [] #touches: [] #hidden: [] #visible: [] 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