Article 16. Financing of labour protection

Financing of labour protection shall be carried out from the following sources:

budget funds allocated from the State budget of the Republic of Uzbekistan;

the employerʼs own funds;

funds of labour protection funds established in the manner prescribed by legislation;

sponsorship (charitable) contributions of legal entities and individuals;

other sources not prohibited by legislation.

Budget funds intended for labour protection shall be allocated with a separate entry in the relevant (republican and local) budgets and shall be used to support management bodies, supervisory and inspection bodies, to finance research, and to implement state and other programmes on labour protection.

Each employer shall allocate the funds necessary for labour protection in the amount established by legislation, the collective agreement, as well as collective accords or other internal regulatory documents. Employees shall bear no expenses for these purposes.

Organizations shall be entitled to establish a labour protection fund at the expense of profit (income) from their commercial and other activities, as well as from other sources not prohibited by legislation.

Funds intended for labour protection may not be used for other purposes.

The procedure for allocation of funds by the employer for labour protection, as well as for establishing labour protection funds and using their funds, shall be determined by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan with the participation of the Federation of Trade Unions of Uzbekistan.