Resolution No. PP-345: a portal for complaints about harassment, violence and pressure at work to launch by 1 December

By 1 December 2026 an online portal for complaints about harassment, violence and pressure at work is to be launched. This is provided for by Presidential Resolution No. PP-345 of 21 September 2026 "On measures to ensure a safe and respect-based working environment in the sphere of labour".

The resolution was published in the National Legislation Database on 22 September and took effect the same day. Its aim is to prevent the following at work:

• Harassment
• Sexual harassment
• Violence
• Psychological pressure
• Discrimination

Who it covers

The programme is being rolled out in stages:

• First — state bodies and organisations, legal entities with a state share of 50% or more and companies in which such entities hold at least 50%
• Then — all other organisations regardless of ownership

How complaints will work

The "Safe and Respectful Working Environment" portal will run on the systems of the Agency for Management Efficiency and accept online complaints.

• Complaints against a manager are automatically routed to the higher authority
• Materials showing signs of an offence or crime are passed to law enforcement via the 112 service
• Private-sector employers may use the dmi.mehnat.uz system on a voluntary basis

Within two months, proposals on ratifying ILO Convention No. 190 on violence and harassment in the world of work are to be prepared.

Harassment as grounds for dismissal

Staff of state bodies are advised to state in their internal labour regulations that sexual or physical violence and sexual harassment constitute a single gross breach of employment duties. That makes them a stand-alone ground for dismissal.

What this means in practice. Employers, including private companies, should now add rules prohibiting harassment and a complaint-handling procedure to their internal labour regulations.

Employees facing pressure should complain in writing and keep evidence such as messages and witness statements.

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