Viktor Pinsky met with the Deputy Minister of Labor of Tajikistan
June 30, Dushanbe, Tajikistan - The gradual formation of a common labour market and the regulation of labour migration among the member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States were the main topics of a meeting between the Chair of the Commission on Rules and Maintenance of Activity of the State Duma, and the General Secretary of the General Confederation of Trade Unions (GCTU), and Sharif Norzoda, Deputy Minister of Labour, Migration and Employment of the Republic of Tajikistan.
In addition, the meeting was attended by Karakhon Chillazoda, Chair of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Tajikistan (FITU); Margarita Usova, Deputy General Secretary of the General Confederation of Trade Unions (GCTU); Ismoil Faizizoda, Deputy Chair of the FITU; and Dilmurod Davlatzoda, Chair of the FITU Audit Commission.
"The countries of the Commonwealth are closely connected to each other territorially, historically, we share one language and have a deeply integrated economy, so it is important for us to continue forming common and clear rules that regulate the labor market and labor migration, which will only increase in the CIS countries, including," said Viktor Pinsky.
The meeting took place as part of the visit of the delegation of the General Confederation of Trade Unions to Tajikistan. The program of the visit also includes a meeting of the GCTU Council in Dushanbe, which will be attended by the heads of seven national trade union centers of the CIS, 20 international industry trade union associations within the GCTU, and a delegation of the National Trade Union Center of Turkmenistan, which is participating in GCTU events for the first time. In addition, Viktor Pinsky is scheduled to meet with Mahmadshokh Gulzoda, Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs, Public Associations, and Information of the Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan. The GCTU events are being held in Tajikistan for the first time at the invitation of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Tajikistan.
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