The number of employees employed in harmful and other adverse working conditions in 2022

According to the results of the annual survey of enterprises in the field of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, industry, construction, industry, construction, transport and storage, provision of accommodation and catering services, information and communication, professional, scientific and technical activities, health and social services in conditions that do not meet sanitary and hygienic requirements (standards) 386.3 thousand people worked in 2022 (2021 – 375.0 thousand people) or 23.1% of the total number of employees of the surveyed enterprises.

In general, by type of economic activity, the number of men employed in conditions that do not meet sanitary and hygienic requirements (standards) exceeded the number of women by 3.4 times. The exceptions were the sphere of health and social services in which the number of women working in unfavorable working conditions exceeded the number of men by 3.6 times and the sphere of provision of accommodation and catering services in which the number of women working in unfavorable working conditions exceeded the number of men by 2.9 times.

In the regions, among the employees of the surveyed enterprises, the largest proportion of people employed in conditions that do not meet sanitary and hygienic requirements (standards) is noted in Ulytau region – 45.2%, Pavlodar region – 43.9%, Karaganda region – 43.2%, in Mangystau region – 42.7%, in Batys Kazakhstan region – 31.5%. The smallest share of workers is noted in Kyzylorda (7.2%).

 

 

In 2022, 207 631.8 million tenge was spent on benefits and compensation for work in harmful and other unfavorable working conditions by enterprises (organizations). Additional holidays (type of benefits) was provided by 531.9  thousand people, 404.3 thousand people used surcharges for harmful and other adverse working conditions, received milk and equivalent food products 321.9 thousand people, received therapeutic and preventive nutrition 88.6 thousand people, in the mode of a shortened working day 47.9 thousand people worked.

For a more detailed study of the results of this statistical observation, the electronic version of the bulletin "The number of workers employed in harmful and other adverse working conditions in the Republic of Kazakhstan " is available on the website www.stat.gov.kz in the section «Official Statistics» / «By industry»/« Statistics of labour and employment»/«Bulletins».

Statistical observation is carried out annually by enterprises and organizations in certain types of economic activity, excluding small enterprises engaged in entrepreneurial activity.