The Chairman of the Senate met with the delegation of the International Labor Organization

Tanzila Narbayeva stressed that this international event, jointly held by the National Commission for Combating Human Trafficking and Forced Labor and the International Labor Organization, is important for developing new ideas for creating decent working conditions and ensuring employment in the New Uzbekistan.

During the conversation, the current state and prospects for the development of bilateral cooperation were discussed.

It was noted that in Uzbekistan in recent years, under the leadership of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Sh. Mirziyoyev, reforms have been carried out in all spheres, as well as significant changes have taken place in the system of labor relations, large-scale systematic work has been carried out to introduce institutional, organizational, legal, legislative, normative and international standards into the sphere.

"Multilateral cooperation has been established with the International Labor Organization. Over the past 10 years, effective work has been carried out between Uzbekistan and the International Labor Organization to counter forced labor, monitor compliance with labor rights, and implement international standards in the field of labor relations, Chairman of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis Tanzila Narbayeva said. "It was noted that the implementation of priority tasks for the consistent improvement of decent working conditions, the introduction of international standards defined with the International Labor Organization in the Decent Work Program in Uzbekistan for 2014-2016 and subsequently extended until 2020 has been fully ensured."

It was emphasized that the adoption in September 2021 of the New Country Program on Decent Work in Uzbekistan for 2021-2025 will bring mutually beneficial cooperation between Uzbekistan and the International Labor Organization to a new level.

X. Koller noted that the multifaceted cooperation with Uzbekistan will continue. He stressed that he fully supports the implementation of the first New Country Program on Decent Work adopted by Uzbekistan in the region, which fully corresponds to the UN Program on Sustainable Development.

Following the results of the event, the parties agreed to further strengthen and develop cooperation, the information service of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan reports.