Mirziyoyev holds meeting on labor migration and overseas job opportunities

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a meeting on November 2 devoted to labor migration and targeted language and vocational training for people who want to work abroad. Labor migration issues were discussed, tasks for the sector were set, and a number of new initiatives and proposals were put forward.

Bakhtiyor Artikov, a deputy of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis, said that about 2 percent of the world's population, or more than 168 million people, work abroad in external migration. He said that in a competitive labor market, language proficiency is one of the key issues and can become a guarantee of finding a higher-paying job. Mirziyoyev described citizens working abroad as “true brave people.”

Uzbekistan has agreements on labor migration with 27 countries. This year, the possibility of placing 287,000 citizens in jobs in 34 countries was noted. In the case of Germany, orders for 45,000 specialists were received, but so far only 2,000 people have been placed in jobs.

In 2027, the plan is to set up unified migration centers in every region and province, and to encourage public-private partnership and private employment agencies. More than 40 private employment agencies operate in the country. Mirziyoyev proposed that agencies receive an incentive payment of 1.5 million soums for each citizen they place in a job.