Uzbekistan has adopted a presidential decree entitled, “on the improvement of labor migration processes and additional measures to support persons engaged in temporary work abroad,” according to a report released by the Ministry of Justice.
In accordance with the decree, a subsidy of 500,000 Uzbek som ($39.50) per month will be paid to employers for each worker who has returned from labor migration from June 1, 2024 (including federally funded organizations, state enterprises, and legal entities with a state share of 50% or more in the charter capital excluding individuals). Persons who have returned from labor migration are classified as those who have worked abroad for three or more months and returned to their place of residence less than a year ago.
According to this decree, the subsidy will be paid out to employers for each person hired from June 1, 2024, to January 1, 2026; the basis for subsidy payment will be an employment contract concluded with a person returning from labor migration and registered in the Unified National Labor System (yagona milliy mehnat tizimi).
From June 1, 2024, the following social benefits will also come into effect:
– free medical examination of persons returning from labor migration and their family members, and;
– the practice of providing free medical care to persons who have returned from labor migration and are suffering from a socially significant disease (as defined by the government).
Additionally, starting from June 1, citizens going to work abroad will receive compensation to partially cover their expenses related to passing foreign language or professional qualification exams, formalizing a work visa, and purchasing a ticket.
