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In Samarkand, the head of the district department of employment and poverty reduction, A. A., was fired after an incident at a video conference. During the online meeting, the man, forgetting to turn off the camera, hugged an employee who was sitting on his lap. The video quickly spread on social networks, causing a public outcry, uznews reports.
The press service of the Ministry of Employment and Poverty Reduction of Uzbekistan stated that the situation had been thoroughly studied. Both employees involved in the incident lost their jobs – their employment contracts were terminated. A. A. had held the post of head of the Kattakurgan district department since December 2023.
