Article 72. Minimum Requirements for Ensuring Occupational Safety

Within the territory of the Center, forced labour, child labour, as well as the use of any forms of exploitation and trafficking in human beings, are categorically prohibited. The bodies and participants of the Center shall be obliged to ensure compliance with the fundamental human rights, the generally recognised principles and norms of international law in the field of labour, as well as the provisions of the conventions of the International Labour Organization ratified by the Republic of Uzbekistan. Discrimination in any form on the grounds of sex, race, nationality, language, religion, beliefs, social origin or the social status of an employee, as well as on the grounds of other circumstances unrelated to his or her business qualities and the results of his or her labour, shall not be permitted. Participants of the Center are encouraged to create an inclusive working environment and to implement the best international practice of corporate social responsibility.

Labour relations within the territory of the Center shall be based on the principles of contractual regulation and freedom of contract. The conditions of labour, including the conditions of remuneration, working time and rest time, shall be determined by the employment contract concluded between the employer and the employee.

The labour rights of employees shall be protected by the Administration of the Center in the manner established by this Constitutional Law and the resolutions of the Center.

The conclusion of collective agreements, as well as the creation of associations of employees and professional (trade) unions within the territory of the Center, shall be governed by the resolutions of the Center. Any collective actions of employees leading to a breach of public order or of the conditions for the functioning of the Center shall not be permitted, for the purpose of ensuring the stability of the special legal regime and the continuity of the activity of the Center.