📋 Tender Overview
Over the past 5 years unprecedented results have been achieved in Uzbekistan under the leadership of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev both in domestic and foreign policy.One of the central places among the ongoing reforms in Uzbekistan is taken by the issues of the comprehensive development of labor relations and the labor market aimed at improving the quality of life of the population and ensuring human interests which is in line with the UN sustainable development goals.In this regard it should be noted that the key indicators of the development of society and the state have become fundamental changes in the public administration of Uzbekistan which characterize the consistency coherence efficiency and timeliness of the implemented measures in the sphere of labor.The first is the firm establishment of the principle It is not the people who serve the state bodies but the state bodies must serve the people. This allowed all representatives of state bodies to work in conditions of priority of the interests of citizens.The second is the openness of state bodies. We have shown in practice that thanks to openness both representatives of civil society and the world community were able not only to receive all the necessary information to implement various projects but also to establish direct contacts which is extremely important in the rapidly changing modern world.The third is the transformation of the model of development of society in which the principle society the initiator of reforms becomes the main driving force of democratic renewal and development.These key factors contributed to the fundamental improvement of all areas including the labor market and labor relations in general and play an invaluable role in building the foundation of the Third Renaissance in the conditions of New Uzbekistan. The main goal of our efforts is to ensure a comfortable life for the people to make them look to the future with confidence.As the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev said In a short time not a single sphere and industry city and district village and mahalla remained in our country where the breath of renewal would not come.Thanks to the political will of the Head of State Shavkat Mirziyoyev concrete results have been achieved in ensuring human rights and their guarantees as well as the eradication of forced labor including child labor. The implemented measures in the field of labor relations have already become exemplary for the world community.In particular on March 10 2022 the international coalition Cotton Campaign officially announced the abolition of the cotton boycott against Uzbekistan.The leadership of the Coalition noted that this historic achievement is the result of the leadership of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev to initiate and implement reforms in the field of ending forced labor and developing the cotton sector.Many reputable international non-governmental organizations including Human Rights Watch the American Apparel and Footwear Association the US Fashion Industry Association and a number of other organizations responded positively to the elimination of child and forced labor and called on international brands to cooperate with manufacturers of Uzbek textile products.In turn the lifting of the boycott of Uzbek cotton will serve to the creation of millions of new jobs especially in rural areas as well as the attraction of foreign investment in the textile industry of the republic and expand the export potential of Uzbekistan.Speaking about the results achieved I can say that in 2016 systemic child labor was completely eliminated. Based on this the European Parliament ratified the inclusion of a textile protocol to the partnership and cooperation agreement between the EU and Uzbekistan. The document provides for the removal of quantitative restrictions and the reduction of customs duties when importing 3000 items of Uzbek textile goods into the countries of the European Union. As part of the GSP status customs rates for textile products from Uzbekistan were reduced and ranged from 4 to 12.It should be noted that in 2019 the export of Uzbek textile products to the EU countries amounted to 56.7 million dollars in 2020 74.1 million dollars 36.4 and in 2021 more than 141.8 million dollars 2.5 times more than in 2016.In the 2019 US Department of Labor report Uzbekistan was rated Moderate Progress in Eliminating the Worst Forms of Child Labor. Later the status was upgraded to the second category.In October 2020 the US Trade Representative USTR decided to complete the work to review Uzbekistans compliance with the criteria for ensuring labor rights in accordance with the US Generalized System of Preferences GSP. As a result Uzbek cotton was removed from the list called List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor.Along with this in December 2020 the European Commission conducted an analysis on the basis of which it was concluded that Uzbekistan meets the criteria for participation in GSP. In April 2021 a special system of preferences of the European Union EU for sustainable development and good governance GSP came into force for Uzbekistan.In 2021 Uzbekistan improved its position in the US Trafficking in Persons Report by receiving a second category.The successes achieved are the result of large-scale systemic reforms in the field of labor relations which were carried out in such areas as 1 strengthening the legislative and organizational and legal framework 2 implementation of international standards 3 reforming agriculture 4 development of institutional framework 5 conducting systemic monitoring and research 6 activation of cooperation with civil society and relevant international organizations.
