During the first half of 2026, the State Labor Inspectorate received 1,495 complaints from individuals discovering they had been formally hired and registered for jobs without their knowledge or consent.
According to the inspectorate's press service, thorough investigations into these complaints led to administrative and criminal penalties being leveled against the executives of 143 currently operating companies and organizations. An additional 56 enterprises were issued formal written directives to rectify the uncovered legal violations.
The investigations also revealed that some of the companies named in the complaints have already been liquidated. To restore the rights of affected individuals in these cases, fraudulent data entered into the Single National Labor System between 2020 and 2025 was expunged, resolving the issue.
The State Labor Inspectorate urges anyone who discovers similar discrepancies to report them immediately to the authorities. Incidents can be flagged by calling the Ministry of Poverty Alleviation and Employment's short hotline at 1176, or by messaging the inspectorate’s dedicated Telegram bot (@munosibmehnat_bot). All submissions will be investigated under the framework of the law, and appropriate legal actions will be taken.
This issue has real-world consequences; back in June, a woman in Andijan reportedly lost her eligibility for state welfare assistance because she had been fraudulently registered as employed without her consent. The court subsequently ordered the company that illegally exploited her personal data to pay her 25 million soums in moral damages.
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