Article 21. Employment of Foreign Labour

1. TIFC Participants and TIFC Bodies may employ qualified foreign nationals or stateless persons for the conduct of activities in the TIFC without obtaining confirmation of the right of those persons to work.

2. Foreign nationals or stateless persons who are employed by a TIFC Participant or TIFC Body with a principal place of work within the TIFC are exempt from the obligation to obtain work permits in the Republic of Uzbekistan. Requirements as to the qualification of foreign nationals or stateless persons and quotas for their hiring shall be determined by TIFC Authority.

3. Any qualification requirements or quotas determined by the TIFC Authority shall be designed to support the objectives of the TIFC and shall not prevent TIFC Participants from employing foreign nationals or stateless persons where such employment is reasonably required for the conduct of activities within the TIFC.

4. The TIFC Authority shall

1) maintain records of foreign labour engaged by TIFC Participants and TIFC Bodies; and

2) provide information on employed foreign nationals or stateless persons to the authorised state body responsible for migration matters. The content, frequency, and form of such information shall be determined by the TIFC Authority in consultation with the authorised state body responsible for migration matters.

5. TIFC Participants and TIFC Bodies shall provide the TIFC Authority with information on employed foreign nationals or stateless persons in accordance with TIFC Acts.