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Kazakhstan: Parliamentary Hearings on Labour Market and Youth Employment

On 28 September the Kazakhstan’s Parliament held hearings, titled “Problems and prospects of development of the employment sphere,” on 28th September. The participants discussed the current state of the labour market, employment, and formalization...

CIS Lukoil Phase II project brief

Second Phase of the ILO Project “Partnerships for Youth Employment in the CIS” Takes Off in Astrakhan

On May 22-23, a kick-off conference for the second phase of the ILO Project “Partnerships for Youth Employment in the CIS” launched in Russia was held in Astrakhan.

Head of ILO Bureau for Workers’ Activities: Meetings in Moscow

In late March, a delegation of the ILO Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV) headed by Maria Helena Andre, ACTRAV Director, visited the Russian Federation. The programme of the visit included participation in international trade union fora,...

Partnerships for Youth Employment in the CIS– Final evaluation (Evaluation Summary)

Evaluation Consultant: Tony Powers

Subregional conference sums up results of Youth Employment Project, identifies priorities for Phase 2

TURIN (ILO News) - On 13-16 February, a sub-regional kick-off conference for the second phase of the ILO Project “Partnerships for Youth Employment in the CIS" was held. The second phase will be implemented in 2018-2022 by ILO Moscow with financial...

Meeting in the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs

Alexander Shokhin, President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RUIE) had a meeting with Deborah France-Massin, Director of the ILO Bureau for Employers’ Activities (ILO/ACTEMP).

Partnerships for youth employment in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) - Final cluster evaluation summary

Evaluation consultants: Tony Powers

OSH Standards Updated in Kazakhstan

On 28 November 2017, a government meeting was held in Kazakhstan featuring a report by Minister of Labour and Social Protection Tamara Duisenova about the ongoing efforts to update the country's occupational saferty and health (OSH) standards in...

Meeting of CIS Advisory Council for Labour, Migration and Social Protection

On 17 November, St. Petersburg hosted the 30th anniversary meeting of the Advisory Council for Labour, Migration and Social Protection of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) member states.

Young Trade Union Leaders of the Caspian Sea Region Discussed Future of Work

A regular meeting of young people within the framework of the Caspian Sea Region Youth Trade Union Network founded in 2013 with the ILO “Youth Employment Partnerships in CIS” project support took place in Astrakhan on the 15th-16th November.

Labour Standards

Kazakhstan: ILO calls for implementation of Labour Standards

One Team, One Dream

On 4-6 July 2017, all ILO staff from our subregion, including colleagues working on projects, met for a retreat outside Moscow. The purpose of the retreat was more than important as it was the team-building. The slogan ‘One team, one dream’ had...

Alliance 8.7

Advancing Alliance 8.7 in Europe and Central Asia

ILO and OSCE host Europe and Central Asia regional meeting on achieving Sustainable Development Goal Target 8.7 of eradicating child labour by 2025 and forced labour, modern slavery and human trafficking by 2030.

Budapest hosts Europe and Central Asia Regional Consultation Workshop on achieving the SDG Target 8.7 with regard to Child and Forced Labour

Russian edition of the ILO Minimum Wage Policy Guide Released

In recent years, many countries have established or strengthened minimum wages to eliminate unduly low pay and promote decent work. In this context, governments from all parts of the world, as well as employers' and workers' organizations, have...

Youth employment

ILO, LUKOIL extend partnership on youth employment

“We have the unique opportunity to partner in order to scale-up action on youth employment and tackle this crisis head on,” said ILO Director-General Guy Ryder.

Promoting Labour Market Mobility in the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation

This report focuses on labour market mobility in the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation, in particular mobility that entails a transition from one region to another within the countries. We will examine how labour market programmes...

Strengthening Employment Services in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan

A training course on Strengthening Employment Services in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan was held on 23 – 27 January 2017 at the ILO International Training Centre in Turin.

Russia's Concept for Implementation of ILO's Future of Work Initiative Discussed In Moscow

On 12 December 2016 in Moscow, the Analytical Centre for the Government of the Russian Federation hosted an expert round-table meeting featuring a presentation of Russia's concept for the implementation of the ILO’s Future of Work Initiative.