Last Change:
06/25/2025
Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On Employment of the Population”
Year: 2020
Type: Domestic law
Rights Category: Work & Workplace rights
Description
The Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On Employment of the Population” (October 20, 2020) aims to regulate employment relations, promote full and productive employment, and ensure job opportunities for all citizens. It outlines the rights and obligations of employers and employees, establishes mechanisms for job placement, professional training, and retraining, and emphasizes the need to protect workers' rights. The law also sets out measures to support vulnerable groups, such as women, youth, and individuals with disabilities, to enhance their integration into the labor market. Additionally, it provides guidelines for the state’s role in facilitating employment, creating favorable conditions for job creation, and reducing unemployment.
Selected provisions
Employees of local employment authorities who provide services to job seekers and the unemployed have the right to:
Request information from job seekers and the unemployed regarding their previous work experience, education, family status, sources of income (means of subsistence), and other information that could affect the decisions made by the local employment authority regarding these individuals;
Verify the truthfulness and accuracy of the information that could affect the assignment and payment of unemployment benefits, as provided by the job seeker or unemployed person;
Request information from organizations, regardless of their ownership structure, as well as from local self-government bodies, regarding individuals receiving unemployment benefits, within their competence;
Visit the household of a job seeker or unemployed person, with their consent, for the purpose of accounting for the unemployed population.
Employees of local employment authorities who provide services to job seekers and the unemployed are obligated to:
Make every effort to assist job seekers and the unemployed in finding employment as quickly as possible, as well as to ensure their social protection;
Register individuals seeking consultation with local employment authorities, fill out the necessary registration and accounting sections of the "Bandlik Xizmati" information system, and complete the relevant forms accurately and timely;
Ensure the confidentiality of personal data and information obtained during consultations and use it exclusively for official purposes;
Conduct regular meetings (contacts) with job seekers and the unemployed in the established manner.
An individual of working age obtains the status of a self-employed person after registering as such.
The following individuals can be registered as self-employed persons:
Individuals who are not registered as individual entrepreneurs and who independently engage in activities based on personal labor participation aimed at earning income (labor income), as specified in the List of activities (work, services) that can be undertaken by self-employed persons.
Registration of self-employed persons is done in a notification order through a special mobile application or taxpayer’s personal account, with the issuance of a matrix barcode (QR code) certifying the fact of registration as a self-employed person.
Self-employed individuals are not allowed to use hired workers in their activities or to have an employer. If these requirements are violated, the self-employed individuals lose their status as such.
Self-employed persons who provide services (perform work) through the internet (freelancing) have the right to:
Accept payments in foreign currency from foreign physical and legal persons (non-residents) for services rendered (work performed) to their accounts in banks of the Republic of Uzbekistan, without entering the relevant information into the Unified Electronic Information System of Foreign Trade Operations;
Provide services (perform work) for foreign physical and legal persons without a contract by accepting a public offer (proposal) or exchanging electronic messages, or by issuing invoices (including electronic ones).
Self-employed persons are not eligible to receive unemployment benefits or stipends during professional training, retraining, or qualification upgrading, which are paid to the unemployed from the State Employment Support Fund of the Republic of Uzbekistan.