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Kazakh Deputy PM: Retirement age for women to be increased gradually

Kazakh government approves blueprint for youth policy till 2020

The Kazakh government approved a blueprint for state youth policy till 2020 at a meeting today.

Russian expert: G20 should listen to the anti-crisis initiatives of the President of Kazakhstan

Members of "Big Twenty" should listen to the anti-crisis initiatives of President Nursultan Nazarbayev.

Abelgazi Kussainov elected as new chair of the Federation of Trade Unions of Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan introduces dual education: PM

All pension funds in Kazakhstan to merge: President

Kazakhstan raises pensions by 9 per cent

Pensions in Kazakhstan increased by 9 per cent as of 1 January 2013.

Kazakhstan’s Labour Ministry urges changes into methods for calculating minimum subsistence level

Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Labour and Social Protection in December will submit to the government its proposals to change methods for calculating a minimum subsistence level in the republic, statistics agency chief Alikhan Smailov said on October 15.

Ombudsmen of Central Asia, Russia discuss legal protection for labor migrants at Dushanbe conference

Baku gathers trade unionists to discuss promotion of ILO Tripartite declaration of principles concerning multinational enterprises and...

On October 2-3 Baku hosted a subregional meeting of trade unions on promotion and application of the ILO Tripartite declaration of principles concerning multinational enterprises and social policy.

ILO holds seminar on trade unions’ human rights activities in Kazakhstan’s Mangistau region

Nearly 240 HIV-positive logged in Tajikistan in first quarter of 2012

Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, is hosting a meeting on the prevention of HIV infection among intravenous drug users in Central Asian countries.

Over 3,600 people died of AIDS in Kazakhstan so far

Kazakh agency reports HIV incidence statistics

Kazakhstan’s parliament ratifies ILO Maternity Protection Convention

Kazakhstan creates 200,000 jobs as part of state programme

Tajik remittances from Russia top 700m dollars in second quarter of 2011

In the second quarter of 2011 alone, 742m dollars was sent through money transfer from Russia to Tajikistan, the Central Bank of Russia has announced.

Kazakhstan’s parliament ratifies ILO Maternity Protection Convention

On December 19 the upper house of Kazakhstan’s parliament adopted a law to ratify the ILO Convention concerning the revision of the Maternity Protection Convention (Revised), 1952 (No. 183).

Kazakhstan: national awareness-raising campaign “12 Days Against Child Labour”

Kazakhstan annually holds a national awareness-raising campaign “12 Days Against Child Labour” from June 1 to June 12. This year’s campaign used the ILO slogan “Warning! Children in hazardous work - End child labour.”

Kazakh minister calls for reducing need for foreign workforce