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Uzbekistan

Strategies for youth employment

Strategies for youth employment
Yes

Youth employment strategy planned in the next 2 years

Discussions within the government
No
Consultations with national-level stakeholders (e.g. employers’ and workers’ associations, youth councils, etc.)
Yes
A draft strategy already exists
Yes
Other (please specify)
No

Countries with national action plans for youth employment

Monitoring framework (timeline and activity/outcome indicators, e.g. youth labour market indicators)
Yes
Funding (indicative budget to implement the plan)
Yes
Institutional responsibilities (e.g. ministries/agencies in charge of specific planned activities )
Yes
Other, specify
No

Public funding for the national youth employment strategy

Public funding for the national youth employment strategy
Yes

Additional information:
-Youth Union of Uzbekistan -Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan -Ministry of the Economy of the Republic of Uzbekistan -Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations of the Republic of Uzbekistan -Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan -Ministry of Innovative Development of the Republic of Uzbekistan -Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan -Commodity Exchange of the Republic of Tajikistan

Youth in the national development / employment strategy

Youth in the national development / employment strategy
Yes

Additional information:
Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Organizing the Activities of the El-Yurt Umidi Foundation for the Training of Specialists Abroad and Dialogue with Compatriots under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan. (September 25, 2018, No. UP-5545) Decision of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan On Measures to Further Improve the State Policy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the Area of Cooperation with Compatriots Living Abroad (October 25, 2018, No. PP-3982)

Countries with national goals for youth employment

Countries with national goals for youth employment
Yes

Additional information:
On Measures to Radically Improve the System for State Protection of the Legitimate Interests of Businesses and for Further Development of Entrepreneurial Activities June 19, 2017, No. UP-5087 Decision of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan On Measures to Further Improve the State Policy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the Area of Cooperation with Compatriots Living Abroad (October 25, 2018, No. PP-3982) Decision of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan On Measures to Improve and Increase the Efficiency of Employment Promotion. July 14, 2018, No. PP-3856 Decision of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan On Measures to Implement the Investment Program of the Republic of Uzbekistan in 2019 (December 19, 2018 No. PP-4067)

Countries with quantitative targets for youth employment

Countries with quantitative targets for youth employment
Yes

Additional information:
No further information is available.

Policy areas in national youth employment strategies

Macroeconomic and Sectoral policies
Yes
Enterprise Development
Yes
Education, Training and skills development
Yes
Labour Demand
Yes
Labour Law and Legislation
Yes
Labour Market Policies
Yes
Other (please specify)
No

Social partners' inclusion in the youth employment strategy

Workers
Implementation of youth employment strategies/programmes (e.g. social partners as official implementers of the strategy or programme)
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
Assessment of youth employability (alignment of youth qualifications and skills to labour market needs)
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
Monitoring and evaluation of youth employment interventions (e.g. active labour market programmes)
Fully involved
Awareness raising, marketing and promotion of youth employment (e.g. campaign to promote youth employment)
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
Formulation of youth employment strategies (e.g. national action plan for youth)
Consulted
Development of youth employment programmes (e.g. sectoral programme with a clear target to employ X number of youth)
Fully involved
Employers
Implementation of youth employment strategies/programmes (e.g. social partners as official implementers of the strategy or programme)
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
Assessment of youth employability (alignment of youth qualifications and skills to labour market needs)
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
Monitoring and evaluation of youth employment interventions (e.g. active labour market programmes)
Fully involved
Awareness raising, marketing and promotion of youth employment (e.g. campaign to promote youth employment)
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
Formulation of youth employment strategies (e.g. national action plan for youth)
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
Development of youth employment programmes (e.g. sectoral programme with a clear target to employ X number of youth)
Fully involved

Youth-led organizatios' inclusion in the national strategy

Fully involved
No
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
Yes
Consulted
No
Informed
No
Not involved
No

Countries with national partnerships for youth employment

Countries with national partnerships for youth employment
Yes

Additional information:
Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan On the State Program to Implement the Strategy of Action in Five Priority Development Areas of the Republic of Uzbekistan in 2017-2021 during the Year of Active Investment and Social Development (paragraph 142; paragraph 231; paragraph 259).

Inclusiveness of vulnerable groups in national strategies

Women
Yes
Migrant Workers
Yes
NEETs
Yes
People with disabilities
Yes
Low skilled workers
No
Rural workers
Yes
Other (please specify)
No

Youth employment strategies and international cooperation

Youth employment strategies and international cooperation
Yes

Additional information:
-Lukoil-funded ILO project “Partnership for the Promotion of Youth Employment in the CIS” -A UNDP project "Promoting Youth Employment in Uzbekistan" -A KOICA project “Mutual Understanding for the Further Development of the Samarkand -Training and Human Development Center by Organizing a Business Incubator and Satrapam Training”.