| Kazakhstan, ASTANA |
| 22 November 2006 |
The Decent Work Country Programme for 2007-2009 was signed today in the Labour and Social Protection Ministry of Kazakhstan.
"The Programme has been developed within a broader context of approaches outlined in a variety of global development projects, including the Millennium Development
Goals and the UN Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF), and based on national development strategies," a Ministry official said.
The document emphasises that the main goal of Kazakhstan's economic and social policy in 2007-2009 will be "the creation of favourable institutional
and economic conditions to ensure that Kazakhstan becomes one of the 50 leading competitive countries in the world and, at the same time, to improve
the quality of life for its citizens".
Within the programme the parties will focus on the three priorities: modernising the occupational safety and health system; increasing employment opportunities
for men and women; strengthening of social dialogue, further development of the collective bargaining system based on social partnership.
Moreover, the ILO and Kazakhstan outlined a plan for cooperation development in 2007-2009 taking into account the ILO experts' assessment of previous cooperation.
"The programme's goal is to ensure deeper cooperation between the ILO and Kazakhstan and further promotion of the ILO's work in the country to help reach positive results,"
said Werner Blenk, ILO Subregional Director.
The document was signed by Kazakhstan Labour and Social Protection Minister Gulzhan Karagusova and the ILO Director of the Subregional Office for Eastern Europe and
Central Asia, Werner Blenk. The chairman of the Federation of Trade Unions of Kazakhstan, S. Mukashev, put his signature to the document on behalf of trade unions,
and the executive director of the Confederation of Employers of Kazakhstan, N. Kadyrov, and the chairman of the board of the Atameken National Union of Entrepreneurs
and Employers of Kazakhstan, Azat Peruashev - on behalf of employers.
By information of Kazakhstan Today.
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Labour Minister of Kazakhstan, G. Karagusova, ILO Subregional Director, W. Blenk
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