The active population in figures

Note: (e) Estimated data

Working conditions

Legal weekly duration

The legal duration of work is 40 hours per week. Supplementary hours should be less than 4 hours for every 2 days or 120 hours per year. They are paid double the hourly salary.

Retirement age

Men can claim their service pension from the age of 60 years after a minimum of 25 years of working.
Women can claim their service pension from the age of 55 years after a minimum period of 20 years of working.

Working contracts

The Uzbek Employment Law that came into force in 1996, is available in Russian.
The work contract should be in writing. It is generally a permanent contract, but one for a period less than 5 years can also be signed. The probation period is of 3 months.

Cost of labor

Minimum wage

The minimum salary is 15,525 UZS (12.2 USD).

Social contributions

Social security contributions paid by employers: Employer's contribution is upto 25% of the salary and is broken down as under:

24.2% towards Pension Fund ;
0.5% towards Unemployment Fund ;
0.3% towards the Trade Union Committee.
Social security contributions paid by employees: Employee contribution is 2.5%.

Social partners

Social dialogue and involvement of social partners

The law gives the right to collective bargaining. In practice, the Government does not respect its laws. The Trade Unions which are government institutions have little power except in the health and industrial safety domain.

Unionization rate

According to the Uzbek legislation, there exists a right to create Trade Unions. But in reality, this right cannot be exercised by workers. The existing trade unions are dependent on the government.

Labor regulation bodies

Ministry of Employment and Social Protection