The Consumers' Union of Tajikistan and the Federation of Societies for Protection of Consumers Rights of Uzbekistan have reached an agreement on providing mutual legal assistance to citizens.
This agreement has been reached within the framework of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation that was signed by the sides in April last year.
Nationals of Tajikistan studying, working or visiting Uzbekistan now can apply for legal assistance to the Federation of Societies for Protection of Consumers Rights in the event of violation of their consumer rights (telephone hotline: 1091), according to Tajik Consumers’ Union.
For their part, Uzbek nationals, in the event of violation of their consume rights, can apply for legal assistance to the Consumers' Union of Tajikistan (telephone hotline: +992 37 224 14 11).
Established in 2002, the Consumers' Union of Tajikistan is a non-profit, public organization aimed at protecting consumers’ rights and building a fair and competitive market of goods and services in Tajikistan.
Tajik Consumers’ Union now carries out own activities in the following programs: creation of effective legislative base in the field of consumer protection in Tajikistan; hotline; urban development; building up of civilized, fair and competitive market of goods and services; consumer awareness raising; and strengthening of international partnership in the field of consumer protection.
The system of Uzbekistan’s Federation of Societies for Protection of Consumers Rights reportedly employs 14 regional associations and 193 district (city) societies.
Their basic tasks include broad dissemination of existing legislation on the protection of consumer rights among the population; implementing measures to protect the rights and interests of the consumer; monitoring of the quality and safety of the consumer goods sold in the domestic market and provide other requirements of the legislation on consumer rights protection; carrying out educational work on improving the population’s consumer culture, working with public administration, civil self-governance bodies, controlling bodies in the creation of sensitive mechanisms for the protection of the rights of consumers; and monitoring of the quality and safety of the consumer goods sold in the domestic market.
