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ILO Voices | Occupational safety and health

A mine doesn’t forgive mistakes

After 19 years as a miner, Ivan Katolik knows how important it is to put safety and health first. ILO training is strengthening his role in promoting workers’ voices and safer mining in Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan employers build a new generation of workplace trainers

Paryz Education, the training arm of Kazakhstan's employers' organisation, is expanding its capacity to deliver professional training for enterprises through certified trainers, digital learning and occupational safety and health services.

Kazakhstan strengthens capacity for social protection data collection

An International Labour Organization webinar brought together national institutions to improve social protection data collection and reporting.

Kazakhstan concludes mining safety project with tripartite review

A high-level tripartite session highlighted progress in strengthening occupational safety and health, social dialogue and institutional cooperation in Kazakhstan's mining sector.

Kazakhstan builds capacity to investigate workplace accidents

An ILO webinar brought together more than 50 representatives of government, employers and workers to strengthen workplace accident investigation and improve occupational safety and health in Kazakhstan.

Occupational safety and health (OSH)

Kazakhstan strengthens mine safety through regional training in Ust-Kamenogorsk

The final training in Ust-Kamenogorsk brought together workers, employers and labour inspectors to strengthen occupational safety and health practices in the mining sector.

World day for safety and health at work 2026

Kazakhstan discusses new approaches to occupational safety and health

A round table in Karaganda explored new approaches to occupational safety and health, addressing digitalization, psychosocial risks and cooperation between tripartite constituents.

World day for safety and health at work 2026

Kazakhstan conference examines AI and workplace safety

KIOSH 2026 in Kazakhstan brought together governments, employers, workers and ILO experts to discuss digitalization, psychosocial risks and workplace safety.

Kazakhstan strengthens mine safety through regional training in Ekibastuz

Workers, employers and inspectors build practical skills to improve safety in the mining sector with ILO support.

Kazakhstan pilots regional training on occupational safety and health in mining

Workers, employers and inspectors strengthen safety practices and application of international standards through ILO-supported training in Karaganda.

Kazakhstan tripartite constituents advance dispute resolution through social dialogue

An ILO-organized high-level round table in Astana brought together government, employers and workers to strengthen social dialogue and peaceful labour dispute resolution in Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan ratifies the Minimum Wage Fixing Convention, 1979 (No. 131)

Kazakhstan becomes the 57th country to ratify this Convention.

Labour inspection

Kazakhstan strengthens labour inspection capacity in strategic compliance planning

ILO workshop in Astana helped labour inspectors enhance skills in strategic compliance planning and effective resource management.

Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952 (No. 102)

Kazakhstan is on the path to potential ratification of ILO Convention No. 102

Kazakhstan advances toward ratifying ILO Convention No. 102 through consultations, a tripartite validation workshop and strengthened social dialogue.

Kazakhstan’s trade unions adopt strategy to advance safety and health in mines

The workshop supported by the International Labour Organization (ILO) delivers a joint trade union strategy to strengthen miners’ safety across national, sectoral and enterprise levels in line with key occupational safety and health (OSH) and labour...

Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190)

ILO raises awareness on the Violence and Harassment Convention among tripartite constituents in Kazakhstan

Labour inspectors, employers and workers in Kazakhstan strengthened skills to prevent and address workplace violence and harassment at an ILO training on Convention No. 190.

Labour inspection

Kazakhstan builds national capacity through ILO labour inspection training-of-trainers course

Labour inspectors from Kazakhstan complete ILO training-of-trainers course in Turin to modernize labour inspection and strengthen compliance with labour standards.

Occupational safety and health (OSH)

Kazakhstan strengthens workplace safety through new training programme

Employers’ organizations in Kazakhstan, with support from the ILO and its International Training Centre, are developing a national pool of experts through a comprehensive training programme. This initiative aims to boost occupational safety and...

Occupational safety and health (OSH)

Transition to risk-oriented approach and new social protection model in Kazakhstan

Representatives from the Government, workers’ and employers’ organizations joined the ILO tripartite workshop in Astana to explore practical reforms to Kazakhstan’s occupational risk assessment system and social protection model, aiming to shift...

Occupational safety and health

Kazakhstan employers take the lead on occupational safety and health: High-level event marks World Safety and Health Day at Work 2025