Ambassador of Uzbekistan and Director of the US Department of Labor Office discussed issues of cooperation in the field of countering forced labor

Ambassador of Uzbekistan Javlon Vakhabov held a meeting with the Marcia Eugenio.

During the meeting, the American side was informed about the latest changes in the legislation of Uzbekistan and the strengthening of law enforcement measures aimed at preventing and completely eradicating forced labor.

Marcia Eugenio expressed gratitude for the well-established open and constructive dialogue with the government of Uzbekistan and stressed that significant progress has been made in the country to eradicate forced labor.

As a result of the meeting, an agreement was reached to hold regular consultations on December 17 between Chairman of the National Commission on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings and Forced Labor Tanzila Narbaeva and US Deputy Labor Secretary Tea Lee.