Resources: Kyrgyzstan

  1. Newsletter #4 - December 2022

    29 December 2022

  2. International Day of People with Disabilities Marked in Kyrgyzstan

    04 December 2022

    On December 3, 2022, the Kyrgyz National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater in Bishkek hosted a public event to mark the International Day of People with Disabilities "Birge kotorgon juk jenil bolot- the burden of moving together is light".

  3. Social protection and employment services to increase inclusiveness of persons with disabilities – workshop in Kyrgyzstan

    26 November 2022

    On 23-25 November, 2022 Kyrgyzstan’s capital city of Bishkek hosted a workshop to jointly develop a concept of new social protection and employment services to increase the inclusiveness of persons with disabilities.

  4. National Programme on Transition from Informal to Formal Economy to Be Developed in Kyrgyzstan

    12 November 2022

    On 11 November 2022, the Ministry of economy of the Kyrgyz Republic convened in Bishkek a meeting of the inter-agency working group established to develop a National Strategy on Transition from Informal to Formal Economy for the period of 2023-2025.

  5. Newsletter #3 - October 2022

    10 October 2022

  6. Enhancing disability - inclusiveness of social protection system in Kyrgyzstan - Project brief

    30 September 2022

  7. Rapid legal review of Compliance by Kyrgyzstan with the ILO Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention (No. 102)

    27 September 2022

    Over 40 participants representing the Government, employers’ and workers’ organizations, expert community participated in technical discussions in Bishkek titled: “Results of a rapid legal review for compliance of national legislation with the ILO Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, No. 102”.

  8. Quota systems for employment of people with disabilities discussed in Kyrgyzstan

    24 September 2022

    On September 23, 2022, the capital city of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, hosted a public discussion on “Quota systems for employment of people with disabilities: advantages, disadvantages and affirmative actions based on international experience”.

  9. Trade unions in transformation: Experiences from Europe and Central Asia

    31 August 2022

    The aim of this study is to look at seven cases of trade unions actions in Georgia, the Republic of Moldova, Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan in the years immediately before and during the COVID-19 crisis to identify lessons that can be learned for trade union revitalization and recovery from the crisis. This paper looks at positive experiences and innovative examples in a complicated trade union environment where labour and trade union rights are under pressure.

  10. Newsletter #2 - June 2022

    14 July 2022