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Uzbekistan Towards 2030: A New Social Protection Model for a Changing Economy and Society
Figure 11. Average old-age and disability pensions should increase by more
than 400% by 2030 (2012 = 100%)
Social surveys indicate that 30% of old-age and disability pensioners both
want to work and consider themselves capable of working, while not more
than 5-6% of the disabled and retired are currently employed. In order for
these groups to realize their social rights, they should be given opportunities
to work. At the same time, it should be recognized that the disability pensions
have more social inclusion policy aspect, rather than an economic one. The op-
portunity to work will help people with disabilities actively participate in social
life and cover the extra expenditures that these groups usually have. During
the transitional period, given the limited capacity of the labor market, such op-
portunities were limited. The future transformation of the economy and faster
job creation will create opportunities to employ a much higher proportion of
old-age and disabled pensioners.
Transformation of the
economy will provide
opportunities to employ
30% of old-age and
disabled pensioners
The role of social protection in this case will include measures to simpli-
fy active employment of such groups. For instance, in order to increase the
adaptability of the disabled to the labor market, their access to professional
education needs to be expanded; while access to disabled facilities has to be
improved in order to create a barrier-free environment. Administrative systems
also need to be improved, and incentives to employ the disabled in the formal
sector have to be created.
The study is financed by the Poverty Thematic Trust Fund (PTTF), which is a global UNDP initiative that supports country studies on
social protection, of which Uzbekistan is a part, in cooperation with the UN Bureau for Development Policy (New York, USA) within the
«Transformative Social Protection in a Transforming Society and Economy” Project.
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