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Peer Review on Child Labour in Kyrgyzstan

On November 24-26, 2016, Kyrgyzstan received Peer Teams from Tajikistan and Turkey who took part in the first Peer Review on child labour in the CIS countries.

Tripartite Constituents from the sub-region meet to learn more about International Labour Standards

Over 30 participants representing governments, trade unions and employers’ organizations from all countries in the sub-region, gathered in Moscow from 14-17 November to discuss and learn more about international labour standards.

Kyrgyzstan Appoints New Minister of Labour and Social Development

On 11 November 2016, Taalaikul Isakunova was appointed Minister of Labour and Social Development of the Kyrgyz Republic.

First Ever Peer Review on child labour in the Commonwealth of independent States to start in Kyrgyzstan

The number of children involved in child labour in Kyrgyzstan fell from 32.9 per cent in 2007 to 27.8 per cent in 2014.

Olga Koulaeva Appointed as Director of DWT/CO for Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Olga V. Koulaeva was appointed Director of the ILO Decent Work Team and Country Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia on 1 November 2016.

Kyrgyz Employers’ Organizations Promote Enabling Environment for Business

Key Employers’ Organizations in Kyrgyzstan have met in Bishkek to discuss the prerequisites for an Enabling Environment for Sustainable Enterprises (EESE) and the promotion of the National EESE Report.

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Back to school: Remedial classes for working children begin in Kyrgyzstan

Three formal remedial classes for children with breaks in their education, school drop-outs and child labourers have started at the secondary school No. 94 in Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek.

Tackling Youth Employment Challenges: Workshop for Employers’ Organizations

Representatives of employers’ organizations from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Russian Federation and Uzbekistan gathered at the ILO’s International Training Center (ITC) in Turin on 26-29 September 2016.

Partners Thank ILO Office Director Dimitrina Dimitrova for Productive Cooperation

On 30 September 2016, Dimitrina Dimitrova, Director of the ILO Decent Work Technical Support Team and Country Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, completed her term in our region.

Meeting of trade union leaders of Central Asian countries

On September 13, Almaty (Kazakhstan) hosted a high-level meeting of trade union leaders of Central Asian countries chaired by Maria Helena Andre, Director of the ILO’s Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV).

Occupational Safety and Health High on the Agenda

On September 8 and 9, 2016, Bishkek hosted an important event - the ILO seminar “Proposals for the implementation of recommendations developed within the National OSH Profile for the Kyrgyz Republic.”

Roundtable for Employers’ Organizations in Bishkek

On 21 July 2016, the ILO organized a round-table for three Employers’ Organizations in Bishkek to discuss the recommendations of the Joint Report on creating an enabling environment for sustainable enterprises in Kyrgyzstan.

Central Asia Youth Discuss Promoting Trade Union Rights

5-7 of July in Kyrgyzstan a meeting of Central Asia Young Trade Union Activists’ Network was organized with support of the ILO. The topic of the meeting was c „Fundamental workers’ rights and their promotion by young trade unionists”. The event...

Kyrgyzstan: Training for Social Workers

The Ministry of Labour and Social Development of the Kyrgyz Republic, in partnership with the Union of Social Educators and with technical support from the ILO, has completed the training of social work specialists in the basic course...

Bishkek: A Round Table Held at the National Statistical Committee

Celebrating its ninetieth anniversary, Kyrgyzstan's National Statistical Committee hosted a round table “Enhancing Public Trust in Official Statistics.

Subregional seminar on “Informal Economy: trade union policies and actions”

On 13-14 June Baku, Azerbaijan, hosted the ILO seminar entitled “Informal Economy: Policies and actions of trade unions" and devoted to the ILO Recommendation No 204.

An Awareness Campaign against the Worst Forms of Child Labour Held in Kyrgyzstan

The ILO/IPEC provided technical support to a number of awareness-raising events in Kyrgyzstan as part of the Inter-Ministerial Action Plan to Prevent the Involvement of Children in the Worst Forms of Child Labour for 2016-2018.

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“Step out of the shadow!”: How cartoons support a campaign to formalize the Kyrgyz economy

Last year, the International Labour Conference adopted the Recommendation concerning the transition from the informal to the formal economy (No.204). An innovative project in Kyrgyzstan shows how this transition can be facilitated in practice.

Youth Employment Network: Conference in Stockholm and Oslo

The bi-annual network conference was organ¬ized on 17-25 May in Stockholm, Sweden, and Oslo, Norway, at the request of the tripartite constituents of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan...

Study Visit of a Kyrgyzstan Delegation to Armenia

As part of the ILO's “Applying the G20 Training Strategy” Project, a delegation from Kyrgyzstan visited Armenia on 2-5 May 2016 to attend a training seminar on “Mapping Vocational Education and Training (VET) Policies and Practices to Boost...