Today is Trade Unions Day; more than 15,000 members received treatment and health-restoration vouchers

DUSHANBE, 2026-10-24 /Khovar/. Under the Law of the Republic of Tajikistan on Holidays, 24 October is designated in the country as Trade Unions Day.

First Deputy Chairman of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Tajikistan Ismoil Fayzizoda said that as of 1 September 2026, there were 394,003 active business entities registered nationwide, while total trade union membership reached 881,638 people. He said that in the first 9 months of 2026, 15,311 vouchers worth 32,434,829 somoni were allocated for treatment and health recovery at the country’s sanatoriums and health resorts.

He also said that during the summer season 4,938 children and teenagers, including orphans, children left without parental care and children from low-income families, were provided with rest and rehabilitation. The report also notes the preparation of 25 out-of-town camps under the Summer-2026 programme and the unions’ role in protecting labour rights, workplace safety and social oversight.