Features of International Legal Cooperation of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the Sphere of Regulating Labor Migration

Abstract

This article is devoted to the specifics of international legal cooperation in the field of labor migration, ensuring the safety of labor migration, comparative analysis of the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the field of labor migration. The article analyzes international standards for the protection of the rights of migrant workers, as well as the norms of the CIS countries. Information on bilateral agreements in the field of labor migration between Uzbekistan and foreign countries is also briefly presented. The article also analyzes the legal nature of the main international treaties regulating international labor migration, the specifics of the consolidation of the concept of “migrant worker” in universal and regional international treaties. In addition, the article examines Uzbekistan's close ties with a number of leading international political, economic organizations and CIS countries, in particular, Uzbekistan's cooperation with the most important UN organization - the International Labor Organization. The results of the work done have shown that the standards for the protection of migrant workers are not sufficiently effective, which justifies the “fundamental rights” approach to the global management of international labor migration. Based on the analysis carried out, proposals and recommendations on existing problems concerning both bilateral and multilateral treaties of the Republic of Uzbekistan are put forward.