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ILO promotes resource efficiency, clean production and circularity in Kyrgyzstan and Mauritius

SCORE4Climate training module launches in SMEs across different sectors and sub-sectors, integrating environmental considerations into production practices.

ILO holds discussion on research findings on the social and solidarity economy in Kyrgyzstan

The workshop was held in hybrid format, in Bishkek and online, to review and validate the findings of the study on the Social and Solidarity Economy in Kyrgyzstan.

Kyrgyzstan: support to enterprises for a just transition through greening process

In October-November 2023, trained consultants finished their baseline analysis visits to 16 small- and medium-sized enterprises selected in consultation with the tripartite constituents.

ILO Convention C190

Kyrgyz parliament calls for ratification of ILO convention on violence and harassment at work

In cooperation with the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Parliament Council on the Rights of Women, Children and Gender Equality of the Kyrgyz Republic organized an ad-hoc meeting to mark the launch of 16 Days of Activism Against...

ILO team for Eastern Europe and Central Asia: foreseeing trends for the next biennium

23-24 November 2023, TASHKENT – The ILO staff gathered here to take part in an innovative Foresight exercise facilitated by ITC ILO. The exercise served to foster team spirit, reflect on working modalities internally and externally - with the...

Kyrgyz union leaders call to guarantee freedom of association and free the world of work from violence and harassment

Trade union leaders of Kyrgyzstan have discussed ways to promote freedom of association and address violence and harassment through independent and democratic trade union policies and workplace practices during tripartite technical consultations in...

Just transition and climate change issues high on the constituents’ agenda in Kyrgyzstan

On 5-10 September 2023, national tripartite constituents – government, employers’ and workers organizations - and other partners participated here in a series of events dedicated to the climate change and just transition agenda.

ILO experts and trade unions in Central Asia discuss workplace safety in the region

On June 23, 2023 a two-day Regional Conference of Trade Unions of Central Asia on “The role of trade unions in ensuring occupational safety and health and the effective functioning of the labour inspectorate” opened in Astana. It was organized by...

ILO holds third regional advisory committee to share updates on strengthening the social and solidarity economy in Asia project

The project’s national researchers and regional advisory committee members exchanged around the progress of the research on the social and solidarity economy in Cambodia, Mongolia, Thailand, and Vietnam on 9 June 2023.

Social protection budget planning and monitoring from disability perspectives – a workshop in Kyrgyzstan

Оn March 07 and 09, 2023 the Kyrgyz capital city of Bishkek hosted a national workshop focusing on “Social protection budget planning and monitoring from disability perspectives” for organizations of persons with disabilities, the Ministry of...

ILO team for Eastern Europe and Central Asia: plans for the next biennium defined

22-24 February 2023, TASHKENT – ILO conducted its programming meeting for the Decent Work Team and Country Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia to discuss plans for 2023 and formulate strategy for 2024-2025. The team aimed to define a...

ILO holds second regional advisory committee to share updates on strengthening the social and solidarity economy in Asia project

The project’s national researchers and regional advisory committee members exchanged around the progress of the research on the social and solidarity economy in Cambodia, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, and Vietnam on 6 February 2023.

Sectoral Collective Agreements and Prevention of Informal Employment - a meeting of trade unions of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan

On January 24, 2023, a technical working meeting was held online to validate the results of the analysis of the collective agreements of the sectoral trade unions of the two countries. The analysis focused on preventing the transition of formal jobs...

ILO holds kick-off briefing session for the project on the social and solidarity economy in Kyrgyzstan

The briefing session was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan to introduce the Strengthening the Social and Solidarity Economy in Asia project to the ILO Constituents and social and solidarity economy (SSE) partners. The participants in the session included...

Partners in the Kyrgyz Republic are trained in strategic planning for the development of the National Programme for the transition from the...

On December 14-15, 2023, in Bishkek, more than 30 members of the interagency working group took part in a training seminar on strategic planning, during which they analyzed political and legal measures aimed at reducing the informal economy...

International Day of People with Disabilities Marked in Kyrgyzstan

On December 3, 2022, the Kyrgyz National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater in Bishkek hosted a public event to mark the International Day of People with Disabilities "Birge kotorgon juk jenil bolot- the burden of moving together is light".

ILO holds three kick-off briefing sessions for the project on Strengthening the Social and Solidarity Economy in Asia

The three country briefing sessions for Mongolia, Cambodia, and Thailand were held to introduce the Strengthening the Social and Solidarity Economy in Asia project to the ILO Constituents and social and solidarity economy (SSE) partners. The...

Social protection and employment services to increase inclusiveness of persons with disabilities – workshop in Kyrgyzstan

On 23-25 November, 2022 Kyrgyzstan’s capital city of Bishkek hosted a workshop to jointly develop a concept of new social protection and employment services to increase the inclusiveness of persons with disabilities.

National Programme on Transition from Informal to Formal Economy to Be Developed in Kyrgyzstan

On 11 November 2022, the Ministry of economy of the Kyrgyz Republic convened in Bishkek a meeting of the inter-agency working group established to develop a National Strategy on Transition from Informal to Formal Economy for the period of 2023-2025.

ILO organizes orientation to strengthen understanding around the social and solidarity economy in Asia

The ILO organized a two-day orientation to guide the national researchers in undertaking the mapping study on the social and solidarity economy in Asia-Pacific.