President Shavkat Mirziyoyev today heard a report on improving the external labor migration system Tuesday, the presidential press service said.
Reportedly, despite a decrease in the number of fellow countrymen working abroad compared to 2016, the volume of Uzbekistan-bound remittances sent by them increased from $3.8 billion to $15.8 billion in the first 10 months of 2025.
The report stressed that there was a high demand for skilled labour in the international labor markets. Orders have been placed for 140,000 skilled manpower to date, but there is significant work ahead in terms of training for language and professional skills.
Furthermore, due to the dispersedness of labor migration services, Uzbeks face various inconveniences. Therefore, the goal has been set to streamline services in this area and standardize all processes using One-Stop principle.
Center for Preparation for Employment Abroad will be set up in Tashkent's Uchtepa District, and a single migration services center will be established in Termez. German and Japanese language schools will be opened in the capital's Yashnabad District in partnership with international companies.
Reportedly, migration flow to European countries has quadrupled in recent years. Shavkat Mirziyoyev pointed to the importance of enhancing legal protection for Uzbek citizens working there. Currently, labor migration agreements are lacking with several European countries. Shavkat Mirziyoyev gave directives to expedite the development of relevant intergovernmental documents.
Information was presented on plans to implement biometric identification, real-time monitoring of job offers abroad, and remote consultations on the platform. A proposal was made to set up a situation center within the Migration Agency to provide 24/7 operational assistance to citizens.
He pointed to increasing incidences of illegal migration and fraud when consulting migrants. To improve the legal literacy of migrant workers, he proposed to install interactive information kiosks on migration issues at international airports and increase fines for consulting organizations operating without a license.
The head of state approved the proposals and gave additional orders to officials to improve ease, security, and transparency of labor migration processes.
