Viktor Pinsky: "Growth in Trade Union Membership in Uzbekistan is the Best Indicator of the National Trade Union Center's Effectiveness"
The best indicator of the effectiveness of the Federation of Trade Unions of Uzbekistan (FTUU) is the growth of trade union membership in the country. This was stated in an interview by Viktor Pinsky, General Secretary of the General Confederation of Trade Unions and a Deputy of the Russian State Duma. The address took place in Tashkent at the Sputnik Uzbekistan press center on November 10 and was dedicated to the 120th anniversary of the trade union movement in the Republic.
Viktor Pinsky highly appraised the dynamic development of the FTUU and its impressive membership growth. According to him, this growth is the logical result of comprehensive work.
"The growth of trade union membership in Uzbekistan is the best indicator of the national trade union center's effectiveness. The number of trade union members in the country has increased from 5.5 million in 2020 to 8 million in 2025. This makes it the second-largest national trade union association within the All-Confederation out of eight. The Federation is enhancing its legal protection work, participating in lawmaking, developing a system for training trade union personnel, and expanding its sanatorium and resort facilities. A new sanatorium of the Federation of Trade Unions of Uzbekistan has even been built and opened in another country - in Kyrgyzstan, on Lake Issyk-Kul," stated Viktor Pinsky.
The achievements of Uzbekistan's trade unions are also recognized at the state level. In mid-October, the country's President, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, met with trade union activists. He highly commended the role of trade unions in protecting workers' rights and their achievements in the social sphere. The President proposed creating "Trade Union Parks" in every region of the country as a symbol of respect for labor and gratitude to workers, in honor of the 120th anniversary of Uzbekistan's trade union movement.
Viktor Pinsky congratulated the trade unions of Uzbekistan on the 120th anniversary of the movement and wished them continued professional and intensive work.
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