Presidential decree: About 10,000 citizens who have fallen into difficult situations abroad will receive $43 each

One-time financial assistance in the amount of 446,000 soums ($43) will be provided to about 10,000 citizens who are in a difficult financial situation in foreign countries and are left without IDs and funds.

According to the presidential decree on the introduction of a new system of labor migration, 4.1 billion soums have been allocated for this purpose.

In particular:

In order to provide legal assistance to labor migrants in Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkey, law firms will be involved, an online platform will be created, and a call center will be established to cover the territory of Russia with permanent services.
The practice of appointing people who regularly provide assistance to citizens of Uzbekistan abroad as “honorary consuls” and “public advisers” and awarding them with state awards will be introduced.
Under the auspices of diplomatic missions and the Agency for External Labor Migration, Advisory Councils will be established with the participation of foreign citizens, major employers and other persons who regularly provide assistance to citizens of Uzbekistan.