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• Thousands of jobs created in southern Kyrgyz town after riots
  18 August 2010. Over 6,000 jobs have been created in the southern capital of Kyrgyzstan [Osh town] since the tragic events in June, the Osh town directorate for migration and employment has told the 24.kg news agency.
• Uzbekistan: Briefing in Geneva
  16 August 2010. A briefing dedicated to the 19th anniversary of the independence of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the 10th anniversary of the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) was held in the Palais des Nations in Geneva (the United Nations Office in Geneva) on August 16.
• Labour migration and child labour in Kazakhstan
  13 August 2010. How to protect labour migrants’ rights and prevent child labour? These issues topped the agenda of a roundtable meeting focusing on working conditions of migrants employed in agriculture in the Almaty region.
• Global Employment Trends For Youth - 2010. World economic crisis has spurred a record increase in youth unemployment says ILO
  12 August 2010. The global youth unemployment rate has reached its highest level on record, and is expected to increase through 2010, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said in a new report issued to coincide with the launch of the UN International Youth Year on 12 August.
  Full text of the Report (PDF, 2.1 Mb)
• Youth Information and Counseling Center opened in Azerbaijan
  1 July 2010. In July 1st, official opening of the Youth Information and Counseling Center took place in Lahij, Ismayilli pilot of the ILO’s From Crisis to Decent and Safe Jobs project.
• New Minister of Labour and Social Issues of the Republic of Armenia
  28 June 2010. On June 28, Armenia’s President Serzh Sargsyan signed a decree to appoint Arthur Grigoryan as new Minister of Labour and Social Issues of the Republic of Armenia.

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