News about wages: events, facts and developments on tafs uz.
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According to the National Statistics Committee, the average wage for January–September 2026 was 7.27 million soums (+18% year on year), while the median, published for the first time, was 4.17 million soums for January–August. This means that half of workers earn less than this amount.
Aziz KarimovIn the first nine months of 2026, Uzbekistan's Migration Agency reviewed 817 appeals from citizens about wage delays and document problems abroad. Most complaints came from Russia — 533. The agency helped recover $850,000 in arrears and return 532 personal documents.
Otabek YusupovThe Investigative Committee reported that the general director of a Kuzbass coal mining company has been charged: from February to September 2026, workers did not receive wages while the debt exceeded 650 million rubles, and executives were paid bonuses of more than 400 million. He is also charged with abuse of office and concealment of over 13.5 million rubles from which taxes were to be collected. Property belonging to the suspect and the company has been seized for more than 300 million rubles.
Javlon TursunovUzbekistan's Migration Agency reported that in the first nine months of 2026, $850 thousand in unpaid wages and compensation was recovered from foreign employers following appeals from 817 citizens. Most appeals concerned work in Russia. In addition, identity documents withheld by intermediaries and employers were returned to 532 citizens.
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