At the Dec 20 extraordinary session of the Trade Unions Federation Council, Qudratilla Rafiqov was elected as the new chairman of the Federation. The chairman Rafiqov previously served as General Director of Jizzakh Battery Plant, a statement of the press service of the Federation said.
The session was chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister Tanzila Narbayeva, who served as the Federation Chairman from December 21, 2010 and on December 14 this year she was approved for the position of Deputy Prime Minister and chairman of the Women's Committee of Uzbekistan.
At the meeting was also present the Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov and President’s Adviser Davron Nazarmuhammedov.
