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REGULATION Uzbekistan Airways Joint Stock Company on the Consultative and Advisory Body for Ensuring Equal rights and opportunities for women and men

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1. Information about the document

1.1. This Regulation has been developed by the Advisor to the Chairman of the Board of UzbekistanAirways JSC onimproving the effectiveness of spiritual and educational workand ensuringcompliance with the legislation on the state language.

1.2. Uzbekistan Airways JSC was developed in order to define the activities of the Advisory Bodyfor EnsuringEqual Rightsand opportunitiesfor womenand men.

1.3. Developed in accordancewith:

a) Guidelines for the Management of Documented Information.

b) Laws of the Republic of Uzbekistandated September2, 2019, No. LRU-562“On guarantees of equal rights andopportunities for womenand men”and September2, 2019, No. LRU-561“On Protection of Women from harassmentand Violence,”as well as the Order of the Chairman of the Board of JSCdated July28, 2025, No. 531.

1.4. Introduced for the first time.

1.5. If, when applying thisRegulation, any comments on the content orsuggestions and suggestionsfor itsimprovement are found, theywill be taken into account whenpreparing the next edition.

1.6. Please send comments on the content orsuggestions, as well as suggestions for improvingthese Regulations in writing (or orally)to theAdvisor to the Chairman of the Board of JSCon improving the effectiveness of spiritual and educational workand ensuringcompliance with the legislation on the state language.:

a)phone.: (78)140-47-92

b)internal phone.: 11-14

с)e-mail:Feruza.Kurbanova@uzairways.com

2. General provisions

2.1. These Regulationsdefine the main tasks,functions, powers and the procedure for organizing the activities of the Advisory Council(hereinafter - Council). onensuring equal rightsand opportunitiesfor womenand men of Uzbekistan Airways JSC(hereinafter - JSC)

2.2. The Council is a permanent advisory bodyand carries out its activities on a voluntary basis.

2.3. The Council is established by order of the Chairman of the Management Board of the JSC andits activitiesextend to allstructural enterprises of the JSC.

2.4. The Council’s decisionsare advisory in nature.

2.5. In itsactivities, the Council is guided by the Constitution and laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the laws “Onguarantees of equal rightsand opportunitiesfor womenand men,”“On the protection of women fromharassment and violence,”documents on genderequality to whichthe Republic of Uzbekistan is a party, instructions from the Republican Committee of Family andWomen, orders andinstructions from the Chairman of the Board of JSC,as well as the present Regulations.

2.6. The regulations on the Boardand amendmentsto them are approved by the order of the Chairman of the Board of the JSC.

2.7. The Council operates on the basis of the principles of legality, equality of women and men, non-discrimination on the basis of gender, humanism, patriotism,openness and transparency.

3. Structure and powers of the Council

3.1. The Board consists of its Chairman, DeputyChairman, secretary andmembers who are appointed by order of the Chairman of the Management Board of JSC.The Council carries out itsactivities on a voluntarybasis.

3.2. The Board mayinclude representatives of various structuraldivisions of the JSC, aswell as experts ongender policy.

3.3. The Chairman of the Board is appointed by the order of the Chairman of the Management Board of the JSC for a period of at least twoyears.

3.4. The Chairman of the Board is appointedfrom among the Vice-Chairmen of the Management Board oremployees with the necessaryknowledge and experiencein the field of genderequality.

3.5. The Chairman of the Council providesgeneral management of the Council’s activities, convenesand conductsmeetings, and ensures the implementation of Council decisions.

3.6. To fulfill the tasks set, the Chairman of the Council exercises the following powers:

  • ensures compliance with the principles of guaranteeing equal rightsand opportunitiesfor womenand men;
  • analyzes the state of ensuringequal rightsand opportunitiesfor womenand men,examines the expediency of applying temporaryspecial measures toensure the implementation of gender policy,and alsomakes proposalsfor theirapplication.;
  • analyzes genderindicators in the field of ensuring equal rightsand opportunitiesfor womenand men,monitors these activities;
  • examines andanalyzes appeals from individuals andlegal entitieson issues of ensuring equal rightsand opportunitiesfor womenand men;
  • takes measuresto improve the professional level of employeesin ensuringequal rightsand opportunitiesfor womenand men;
  • takes measuresto eliminatecases of direct orindirect discrimination based on gender;
  • requests informationand documentsnecessary to fulfilltheir duties.;
  • Convenes meetings of the Council and sets the agenda, presides overmeetings of the Council;
  • approves the Council’s workplan, minutes of meetings and otherdocuments related to the Council’s activities;
  • monitors theimplementation of the Council’s decisions;
  • coordinates the activities of the Council members in carrying out the tasks assignedto them;
  • submits proposals to the Chairman of the Management Board of the JSC onthe inclusionor exclusionof members of the Board, as well as on issues related to the activities of the Board;
  • invites experts and expertson genderequality to meetings of the Council;
  • represents the interests of the Board in relationswith theairline’s management, governmentagencies, public organizationsand otherstructures;
  • informs the management of the JSC about the resultsof the Council’s activities and the need for managerial decisions;
  • ensures the confidentiality of information relatedto the activities of the Council;
  • exercises otherpowers in accordancewith the legislation anddecisions of the Council.

3.7. In theabsence of the Chairman of the Council, hispowers and duties are performed by the Deputy Chairman of the Council.

3.8. Secretary of the Council:

  • prepares the necessary documentsfor the meeting in a timely manner;
  • notifies the members of the Council andinvited persons of the place, time anddate of the meeting;
  • draws up the minutes of the meeting andbrings it to the attention of the members andother interestedpersons.

3.9. Council members:

  • participates in the discussion and resolution of issues considered atCouncil meetings, without the right to delegate hispowers;
  • develops proposalsfor furtherimprovement of regulatory legalacts andinternal regulatory documents of the JSC regulating itsactivities to ensureequal rightsand opportunitiesfor womenand men;
  • makes proposalsto ensure the rights, freedoms andlegitimate interests of employees andtheir familymembers.

3.10. In exceptionalcases, if it is impossible to attend themeeting, the members of the Council maysubmit their opinion to the Secretary of the Council inwriting, which is consideredat the meeting and taken into account when voting.

4. The maintasks andfunctions of the Council

4.1. The main objectives of the Council are as follows:

  • taking measuresto implementgender policy andState policyin the field of ensuringequal rightsand opportunitiesfor womenand men;
  • conducting an anonymous survey of the gender environment, regular statisticalanalysis and datacollection on factsthat maylead tocases of gender discriminationamong employees;
  • participation in the consideration of appeals from individuals andlegal entitiesabout violations of equal rights andopportunities of women andmen andtaking measures torestore them;
  • participation in the protection of equal rightsand legitimateinterests of women andmen, the study of theirproblems, increasing theirsocio-economic, political activity,legal, spiritual, intellectualknowledge, encouragement and comprehensivesupport of educational andinformational events;
  • targeted participationin thegender-legal expertise of regulatory andother internalregulations adopted by the Legal Department, the study of the status of the creation of benefitsto ensuregender equality provided for by the Labor Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan and otherapplicable regulations, as well as the preparation of proposals andrecommendations on itsresults.;
  • monitoring andevaluation of business processes from the point of view of gender equality,participation in ensuringgender equality inrecruitment, appointment topositions and formation of the personnel reserve by employers;
  • elimination of various forms of violence in the workplace,ensuring equality between women andmen, properorganization of labor relations,increasing the professional potential andlabor activity of employees, creating conditionsfor the development of their professionalskills;
  • taking measuresto providecomprehensive support to menand womenwith disabilities, low-income, in need ofsocial protection, and monitoring thepayment of equal wagesand otherequivalent payments to womenand men in similar positions;

4.2. In accordancewith the established tasks, the Council performs the following functions:

  • development andapproval of programs andactivities for the implementation of gender policy;
  • organization of training andprofessional development of staff ongender policy;
  • accounting andanalysis of data on the gender composition of staff andmanagement;
  • interaction withgovernment agencies, publicorganizations and experts,as well as international organizations in accordance with the established procedureon genderpolicy issues;
  • preparation of a report onactivities and results aimed at ensuring equalrights and opportunitiesfor women and men.

5. Rights and duties of the Council

5.1. In order to perform its main tasks andfunctions, the Council has the right:

  • participate inmeetings and otherevents held incoordination with the management of the JSC;
  • studying the observance of the constitutional rights, freedomsand legitimateinterests of employees andtheir familymembers;
  • to get acquainted with the working and livingconditions of employees withtheir consent;
  • development andsubmission of proposals tothe relevantstructural divisions or the Legal Department to eliminate genderinequality identified byanalyzing internal documents;
  • to makeproposals to the management of the JSC onissues within thecompetence of the Board;
  • request, in accordance with the established procedure, information,statistical data andother materialsnecessary for the activities of the Board from the structural divisions of the JSC;
  • cooperation with the media to coverissues discussed atCouncil meetings.

5.2. In carrying out its activities, the Council has the following responsibilities:

  • comply with the Constitution and laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan, resolutions of the chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, decrees,resolutions and orders of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan,resolutions and orders of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan,as well as other legislative actsand thisRegulation;
  • preventing humiliation of the honor and dignity of employees, interference in theirpersonal lives;
  • to respect the confidentiality of information obtainedin the course of carrying out activities, if the dissemination of such information is restricted by law;
  • The Council mayhave otherduties and rightsin accordancewith the legislation.

6. Organization of the Council’s activities

6.1. The Council carries out itsactivities on the basis of these Regulations.

6.2. The Council considers issuesrelated to its core businessat itsmeetings. The Council is convenedas necessary,but at least twicea yearin accordancewith the Council’s workplan. An extraordinary meeting of the Council maybe convened by the Chairman of the Council uponwritten request from at least onethird of its members.

6.3. The draft agenda of the meeting is formed by the Secretary of the Council onbehalf of the Chairman of the Council on the basis of proposals from the members.

6.4. The meetings of the Council are held by the Chairman, and if it is impossible for him to participate, the meeting is led by the DeputyChairman of the Council. TheChairman of the Airline’s Management Board, hisdeputies and heads of departments may participate in Board meetings.

6.5. A meeting is considered competent(has a quorum) if the number of those present atit is at least two thirdsof the number of those invited. If a quorum is not formed, a new meetingdate will be announced.

6.6. The decision of the Council is made by a majority vote of the memberspresent at the meeting.In case of equality of votes, the vote of the Chairman of the Council isdecisive.

6.7. Whenmaking decisions, the Council is guided by the principles of free discussion of issues, voting, consideration of public opinion, equalityand collegiality.

6.8. Each member has the right to express hisopinion in writing on the adopted decision, which is recorded in the minutes of the meeting.

6.9. If it is necessary to make anurgent decision, the decision maybe made by the Chairman of the Council through a survey, in consultationwith the members of the Council. The Council’s decisionsare advisory in nature.

6.10. The decision taken at the meeting of the Council is formalized by the minutes of the meeting, which is signed by the secretary andapproved by the person presidingat the meeting, andsent to the members of the Council andother interestedpersons within threedays.

6.11. A report on the activities of the Board is submitted to the Chairman of the Management Board twicea year.

6.12. Payment of financial incentives to members of the Board andexpenses related to the performance of their dutiesmay bereimbursed in agreementwith the relevant departments of the JSC in accordance with the established procedure.

7. Final rules

7.1. The Council’s logisticalsupport is provided by the airlineand othersources that do not contradict the legislation.

7.2. The Chairman of the Airline’s Management Board is responsible for overseeing the activities of the Board.

7.3. Amendments andadditions to theseRegulations are made inaccordance with the decision of the Chairman of the Management Board of JSCand amendments to the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

7.4. This Regulation shall enter intoforce from the date of its approval.