The issues of labor rationing in the CIS countries were discussed in Nur-Sultan

An international conference on Labor Rationing in the member States of the Commonwealth of Independent States (hereinafter referred to as the CIS) was held in the capital of Kazakhstan.

The event was attended by representatives of the CIS Executive Committee, authorized and competent CIS bodies, the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Republic of Kazakhstan, interested state bodies and organizations of the Republic of Kazakhstan, employers and social partners.

Opening the conference, Vice Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of Kazakhstan Akmadi Sarbasov noted that the exchange of experience in the field of labor rationing between the CIS member states will contribute to the further development of labor relations and human capital.

«Thanks to the coordinated work of the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth of Independent States, promising areas of cooperation are determined every 5 years, unified regulatory documents on labor rationing are developed. Work in this direction continues, which is important in the conditions of transition to an intensive path of development of the CIS member states. I am sure that the result of cooperation between our countries will be comprehensive and fruitful,» he said.

During the event, Olga Kremskaya, Deputy Head of the secretariat of the Advisory Council on Labor, Employment and Social Protection of the Population of the CIS member States, spoke about the results of cooperation between the Commonwealth countries in the social and labor sphere and tasks for the future.

The conference reviewed the experience of labor rationing and the effectiveness of measures taken in this direction in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan. Delegates from the CIS countries also discussed new approaches to labor rationing and tools for the development of labor standards and regulations.

The participants of the meeting paid special attention to the issues of personnel training and the development of the qualifications system. Thus, Akmadi Sarbasov reported that Kazakhstan is working on the implementation of the National Qualifications System, the development and implementation of professional standards and educational programs based on them, a system of certification and assessment of qualifications of specialists.

«To date, we have already developed 550 professional standards for 12 popular sectors of the economy, 70 of which have already been approved, and another 480 are planned to be approved by the end of this year. The professional standards formulate modern qualification requirements for employees of the industry, starting with the working staff, ending with top managers,» the Vice Minister informed.

Summing up the results of the conference, its participants developed recommendations for the further development of the institute of labor rationing in the CIS countries.

Recall that for the first time in the post-Soviet space in 2014, Kazakhstan held an international seminar on the organization of labor rationing and labor productivity improvement in organizations of the CIS member states with the participation of representatives of ministries and business of the Russian Federation, the Republic of Belarus, the adviser of the Embassy of the Republic of Tajikistan.

The decision to hold this conference was made by the CIS Economic Council on December 9, 2016 in Moscow, when approving the Plan of main measures for the implementation of the conceptual framework for cooperation of the CIS member states in the field of labor rationing for 2016-2020.