The list of the most essential problems concerning the citizens of Uzbekistan is published.

According to a questionnaire conducted by the Center for Social Research "Izhtimoi fikr", in the present time the citisens of Uzbekistan worry about the unemployment. 65,7% of respondents consider that employment is one of the main tasks of the state. Moreover, 40.2% think that the rise in food prices is an important problem. And 19,8 percent of respondents expressed concern about the cost of utilities.

Additionly, residents of Uzbekistan who took par in the questionnaire answered the question: "What should the government do first?". As a result, 31,1% of respondents said that "the government must first create new job places". And 29 percent answered "first of allthe authorities should ensure social protection of the population".

Recall, the president of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyev signed the law on employment in May 2017. The main goal of the law is to ensure employment and protection of labor rights for the population of Uzbekistan.

“The Qazaq Times”