News room

November 2013

  1. Kazakhstan should aim to join top developed countries - leader

    29 November 2013

    Kazakhstan needs to achieve a 60,000-dollar per capita mark, in order to join the list of 30 top developed countries, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has said.

  2. Presidential Decree appoints Gulshara Abdykalikova as Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan

    28 November 2013

    President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has signed the Decree "On Appointment Gulshara Abdykalikova as Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan", the press office of the Presidential Administration informs.

  3. ILO: Employment crucial for successful HIV/AIDS treatment

    27 November 2013

    People living with HIV who are employed are almost 40 per cent more likely to stick to HIV treatment than those without a job, says a new ILO study released ahead of World AIDS Day.

  4. International Organisation of Employers and Business and Industry Advisory Committee set up Global Apprenticeships Network

    18 November 2013

    To ensure skills for business and create employment for youth the International Organisation of Employers (IOE), together with the Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD (BIAC) co-host the Global Apprenticeships Network (GAN), in collaboration and with the support of the International Labour Organization (ILO).

  5. Labor Ministry helps to employ 30,000 people in Kyrgyzstan

    11 November 2013

    More than 30,000 people have been employed through the Labor Ministry in Kyrgyzstan, Labor, Migration and Youth Minister of Kyrgyzstan Aliyasbek Alymkulov told today at a press conference.

October 2013

  1. New bill on trade unions to meet international standards – Kazakhstan’s Labour Ministry

    29 October 2013

    Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Population is drafting a new bill on trade unions.

  2. Kazakhstan focuses attention on child labour

    29 October 2013

    On October 29, Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Population hosted a roundtable meeting that discussed the elimination of the worst forms of child labour.

  3. Protocol to pact to protect Tajik labour migrants in Russia signed in Moscow

    29 October 2013

    A protocol to introduce changes to the agreement between the Tajik and Russian governments on Tajik citizens' employment and protection of their rights in Russia, dated 16 October 2004, was signed in Moscow today.

  4. Russia said to be seeking Tajik approval for new migrant labour rules

    21 October 2013

    Russia is seeking a deal with Tajikistan that would update existing agreements governing the movement of migrant workers between the two countries, the privately-owned Russian news agency Interfax reported on 21 October.

  5. Astrakhan hosts international conference on youth employment

    18 October 2013

    On October 16-18 the southern Russian city of Astrakhan hosted a subregional conference focusing on trade unions’ participation in youth employment policy-making, which was organized with the support of the International Labour Organization.