Article 19. Formation of trade unions, their associations, subdivisions, and primary trade union organizations

Trade unions carry out their activity by forming a legal entity in the form of a public association.

Trade unions are formed at the initiative of workers of one or several organizations.

Trade union subdivisions and primary trade union organizations may be formed with or without the status of a legal entity. Trade unions maintain records of their primary trade union organizations, including those without the status of a legal entity.

Trade unions operate on the basis of a charter registered with justice bodies.

State bodies, their officials, and employers may not be initiators of the formation of trade unions or their associations, nor members of their governing bodies.

The initiators of the formation of a trade union or an association of trade unions convene a congress (conference) or a general meeting, at which the charter is adopted and governing bodies are formed.

Trade unions, their associations, as well as their subdivisions and primary trade union organizations that are legal entities, are considered formed from the moment of State registration.

Trade union subdivisions and primary trade union organizations without the status of a legal entity may optionally be registered with justice bodies.

The procedure for registering trade union subdivisions and primary trade union organizations without the status of a legal entity is determined by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan.