Materials with tag «gender equality»
20 June 2024, 18:54
Uzbekistan ratifies ILO Convention on Equal Opportunities for Working Family Members
Uzbekistan has ratified the International Labor Organization Convention on Equal Opportunities and Equal Treatment for Men and Women Workers with Family Responsibilities.
19 June 2024, 09:18
Raising women’s income could pull over 700,000 people out of poverty, World Bank reports
If women participated equally with men in economic activities, national income in Uzbekistan would increase by 29%. This finding comes from a country gender assessment conducted by the World Bank with the assistance of the UK government.
14 February 2024, 15:22
Women in Uzbekistan will now have right to drive buses and heavy vehicles
Clause preventing women from driving buses and heavy vehicles was removed from the Cabinet of Ministers' decree on public transportation driver training. The changes stem from a year-long effort by a joint UNDP and Ministry of Transport team working on the Rustaveli Street reconstruction project.
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