Labor rights of education sector workers under discussion

According to the ministry, an important meeting was held on protecting the labor rights of employees in the education sector. During the discussion, the parties negotiated the conclusion of a new sectoral collective agreement.

Key issues

Several important areas were raised at the meeting:

• ensuring the labor rights of employees;
• raising legal literacy on labor legislation within the ministry system and educational organizations;
• preventing violations of labor legislation in non-state educational institutions;
• social guarantees.

Participants stressed that the new sectoral agreement should address these issues systematically and reliably protect the rights of sector workers.

Mechanisms for resolving labor disputes

The discussion also covered ways to strengthen the work of the Sectoral Labor Arbitration and the commissions on social and labor matters. These bodies play an important role in settling disputes between employees and employers.

Next step

Following the negotiations, a draft agreement was prepared. The parties agreed that it will be submitted for discussion in the established manner. The text of the agreement has therefore not been finally approved yet, and its content will become clear at the next stage.

For education workers, this process is directly linked to working conditions, rights and social protection. That is why the discussion of the draft agreement and its final version deserve attention.

Source: Ta'lim va ilm-fan vazirligi