Presentation COOPERATION WITH ILO | Page 13

Uzbekistan’s strong commitment to continuity and consistency of political and democratic reforms • Uzbekistan is strongly committed to meet its ILO international obligations. • Eradication of forced and child labour is long-term process which cannot be achieved overnight. • It is unfair to blame the whole country based on a few single cases • 5 October Acting President approved additional measures to ensure the accelerated development of entrepreneurship, the full protection of private ownership and qualitative improvement of the business climate. • The decree offers the Uzbek parliament to create Ombudsman on protection of rights and interests of businesses under Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan. • The decree the relevant authorities of Uzbekistan within 2 month are to prepare a draft law “On countering the corruption”.