Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Uzbekistan’s State Labour Inspectorate conducted 15,122 inspection and monitoring activities in January–September 2026, identifying 36,133 violations of labour legislation, the Ministry of Employment and Poverty Reduction of Uzbekistan reports.
Most of the violations, 25,521, concerned labour and employment legislation. Another 10,612 violations were identified in the field of occupational safety.
Following the inspections, authorities imposed 7,983 fines totalling 22.39 billion soums. Of this amount, 8.65 billion soums, or around 39% of the total fines imposed, was collected.
Combating forced labour was another area of the inspectorate’s work. During the nine-month period, it received 70 complaints related to forced labour and identified 46 cases.
Alongside its enforcement activities, the inspectorate focused on prevention. During the reporting period, it conducted 13,373 awareness-raising activities.
According to the ministry, the inspectorate’s monitoring and preventive work over the nine months focused on three areas: protecting citizens’ labour rights, ensuring employers comply with labour legislation and creating safe working conditions.
Particular attention was paid to detecting labour law violations, preventing forced labour and raising employers’ awareness of their obligations.
Anvar Umarov
Anvar Umarov is the founder and editor-in-chief of UzDaily, a leading business and news publication covering Uzbekistan and Central Asia. With over 20 years of experience in journalism, he has also worked as a PR manager for both state and private organizations, bringing a broad perspective on media, communications, and public affairs to his editorial leadership.
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