All news: Kyrgyzstan

Tripartite meeting on Labour Administration Facing the Jobs Crisis

Thousands of jobs created in southern Kyrgyz town after riots

‘The main change has to happen in peoples’ minds’: a child labour film programme in Kyrgyzstan

The ILO Global Report “Accelerating action against child labour“, launched in May 2010 calls for “better targeted advocacy” based on “filling important knowledge gaps and making greater use of the media”. This story shows how a small-scale but...

Conference on Decent Work Country Programme priorities

The sub-regional conference to set up the Decent Work priorities and anti-crisis response in five CIS countries – Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Russian Federation and Tajikistan -- was organized by the ILO Moscow Office and the...

UN Ministerial Conference, 2009

UN Ministerial Conference meets to review social policy options for a region, hard hit by the global economic crisis

The global economic and financial crisis has affected all countries, and Kazakhstan was no exception. In early 2009 the country faced a difficult situation on the labour market, particularly in oil- and gas-producing regions, Gulshara Abdykalikova,...

UN Ministerial Conference, 2009

UN Ministerial Conference to address the social impact of the economic crisis in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Turkey

High-level representatives from Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Turkey will examine regional policy responses to the economic crisis at a UN Ministerial Conference jointly organized by four U.N. agencies (the ILO, UNICEF, FAO and UNDP) and hosted...

Eastern Europe and Central Asia AIDS Conference

On 28-30 October 2009 the Third regional Eastern European and Central Asian AIDS Conference took place in Moscow. More than 2500 delegates from all CIS countries as well as from Eastern Europe, Central Asia and many other countries took part in the...

Tripartite meeting on Labour Administration Facing the Jobs Crisis

General Agreement for 2009-2011 signed in Kyrgyzstan

Plan of actions to regulate migration and employment in Kyrgyzstan

ILO anniversary posters on Bishkek’s main street

In July the ILO anniversary posters appeared on Chui Prospect, the central street of the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, where all key government offices are located. Chui Prospect is also a popular promenade for both residents and visitors of the city....

Over 30% of children in Kyrgyzstan do hard labour

More than a third of children in Kyrgyzstan are forced to do jobs that are unacceptable for their age, according to a study released on Thursday.

Bishkek hosts conference devoted to World Day for Social Justice

Sub-regional Training “HIV/AIDS and the world of work” for constituents’ focal points

Know About Business workshop in Bishkek

A 10 day national train-the-trainers workshop for (KAB) programme is being held at the premises of Vocational College No.44 in Bishkek. The workshop has been organized with the support of the International Labour Organization, KABAR News Agency was...

A contest of social projects to assist children in Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek hosts 1st congress of Kyrgyz Confederation of Employers

Issyk-Kul seminar focuses on gender equality and youth employment

Gender equality, employment and youth problems were high on the agenda of the national workshop held in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan, on June 19-21. The workshop was organized within the framework of the ILO/Netherlands project on boosting youth employment.

Eleven CIS countries adopt international occupational safety and health standards.

Tashkent hosts conference on occupational safety and health.

On May 21-24, Tashkent hosted a conference on occupational safety and health problems organized by the Council of Trade Unions Federation of Uzbekistan.