DUSHANBE, September 19, 2011, Asia-Plus –The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament considered a bill requiring amendments to the law on the status of a member of the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament) and a deputy of the Majlsi Namoyandagon at a September 19 meeting presided over by the Majlisi Namoyandagon speaker Shukurjon Zuhurov.
Muhammadato Sultonov, a spokesman for the Majlisi Namoyandagon, said that the board also considered amendments to the laws on banking activity and licensing system as well as the family code.
All the discussed issues will be considered at a regular sitting of the third session of the Majlisi Namoyandagon of the fourth convocation that will take place in early October.
Speaking at the meeting, Zuhurov called on parliamentarians to participate more actively in tackling problems facing Tajik migrant workers and protecting their rights.
The parliament speaker, in particular, noted he would take under his personal control meetings of MPs with labor migrants during their frequent business trips to the Russian Federation, Sultonov said.
