Resources: Kyrgyzstan

  1. Video: Design-thinking workshop on the expansion of labour market inclusion for workers with disability. November 2022, Kyrgyzstan

    26 November 2022

    Design Thinking Workshop Allows to identify needs of persons with disabilities for supporting the design of social protection benefits enabling inclusion into labour market. The project Enhancing disability - inclusiveness of social protection system in Kyrgyzstan is a part of the ILO/EU Global Programme “Improving Synergies between Social Protection and Public Finance Management” and is funded by the European Union.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Newsletter #3 - October 2022

    10 October 2022

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

    30 September 2022

  6. 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”.

  7. 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”.

  8. 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.

  9. Newsletter #2 - June 2022

    14 July 2022

  10. The role of trade unions in Central Asia in mitigating the consequences of natural disasters and conflicts in the region

    10 July 2022

    Participants of the sub-regional trade union workshop in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (7-9 July 2022) discussed how to promote peace, prevent crises, ensure recovery and build resilience, including emergencies, including those associated with the pandemic, through social dialogue and other means of collective action COVID-19.