Kazakhstan made a statement at the plenary session of the International Labour Conference

Geneva, June 7, 2022 – Head of the Kazakhstan delegation, First Vice-Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Population Akmadi Sarbasov made a statement at the plenary session of the 110th session of the International Labor Conference, held in Geneva from May 27 to June 11.

The representative of Kazakhstan informed the delegations of 187 member States of the International Labour Organization (ILO) about the results of the referendum on amendments to the Constitution on June 5, noting that the overwhelming majority of citizens supported the initiatives of President K.Tokayev, aimed at the political renewal of the country and unity in building a new, fair Kazakhstan. A.Sarbasov drew the attention of the delegations to the words of the Head of State that the main engines of sustainable development of Kazakhstan should be labor, knowledge and civic engagement.

In addition, the head of the delegation informed the Member States about Kazakhstan's ratification of the ILO Convention on part-time work in April this year, as well as about the planned ratification of the conventions on minimum wages and the elimination of violence and harassment in the labor sphere. In pursuance of the instructions of the President K.Tokayev's Government has adopted a plan for further measures in the field of human rights and the rule of law, one of the directions of which is to ensure the right to freedom of association.

At the ILO event, the delegation of Kazakhstan also held meetings with the leadership of the relevant departments of the secretariat, within the framework of which an agreement was reached on technical assistance from the international organization in implementing its recommendations and standards.