On September 21 a meeting of the Uzbek Senate passed the new law “On the ratification of the International Labor Organization Convention No. 155 on Occupational Safety and Hygiene and the Working Environment”.
The Convention was adopted in Geneva in 1981, and among other Eurasian countries has also been ratified by Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan.
Senators noted that it is appropriate to ratify this convention, taking into account the development of cooperation between Uzbekistan and the International Labor Organization and the fact that the national labor legislation meets international labor standards.
As noted, the convention’s ratification will improve national labor laws, enhance safety and hygiene standards per international guidelines, and help prevent workplace accidents.
The International Labor Organization has been criticizing the use of forced labor in cotton plantations in Turkmenistan for a long time.
