The Senate has taken control of the issue of employing minors without ID cards and protecting their rights. In particular, the lack of documents for teenagers living in vulnerable families is being raised as a serious problem, hindering their vocational training and official employment.
Senator Malika Qodirxonova sent an official request to the Youth Affairs Agency regarding this issue. It emphasizes the need for targeted support for teenagers returned to their families from social-legal assistance centers, providing practical help in obtaining documents, and involving them in employment programs.
According to data, by April 2026, 14,638 teenagers aged 16–17 were returned to their families from the Ministry of Internal Affairs' social-legal assistance centers. However, 2,671 of them still do not have an ID card. This is not just a number — behind each one lies the issue of education, profession, work, and the future.
Due to the difficult financial situation of their families, some teenagers cannot obtain identity documents on time. As a result, they face difficulties in finding official work, learning a trade, benefiting from state programs, and finding their place in society.
This situation is particularly difficult for children from vulnerable families. Because a teenager without documents cannot legally enter the labor market, cannot fully utilize vocational education opportunities, and may sometimes be forced into informal labor. This further increases the risk of their rights being violated.
The Senator demanded that the Youth Affairs Agency provide an action plan to study such teenagers based on a specific list, assist them in obtaining ID cards, and subsequently guide them toward vocational and employment programs.
This is not just about processing documents. In reality, an ID card is the main key for a teenager to access education, work, medical services, social assistance, and the legal protection system. Without the key, the door exists, but it cannot be opened — that is exactly where the problem lies.
Therefore, the fact that this issue is being monitored at the Senate level is of great importance. If responsible agencies work systematically with undocumented teenagers, thousands of young people will have the opportunity to learn a trade, find employment, and set their lives on the right path.
In short, the Senate has taken control of the rights and employment of minors without ID cards. 2,671 teenagers still do not have identity documents. Now the main task is to support them not on paper, but in practice. Because giving documents to young people is not just a plastic card, but a permit to enter the future.
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