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Nov. 06, 2023

WHO Regional Committee in Astana, Kazakhstan from 24 to 26 October.

Urgent action needed to retain health and care workers: new WHO-Europe Framework

EPSU’s demands on staff shortages, improved working conditions, retention and more are addressed in the WHO-Europe region’s framework for 2024-2030.

Nov. 06, 2023

Time to Act - Improving working conditions for health workers

2nd Joint EPSU/ILO-ACTRAV 2-day Regional Health Conference in Almaty, Kazakhstan

Mar. 20, 2023

EPSU Central Asia constituency meeting March 2023

First ever meeting of EPSU in Uzbekistan – Central Asian constituency

The last physical meeting was in Astana, 10 March 2020, just before the pandemic lockdown. Much has happened since.

Oct. 05, 2022

EPSU Central Asia Constituency Meeting, 28 September 2022

Unions from Central Asia prepare for Congress and discuss cost of living

The Kazakh unionists reported about rising fuel prices. The government introduced a price ceiling and fixed prices.

Jun. 29, 2022

EPSU Central Asia constituency meeting June 2022

Central-Asian constituency meets and addresses situation in the region

The unions were briefed about the results of the discussions in the international labour conference and the committee on the application of standards regarding the situation in Kazakhstan.

Jan. 12, 2022

EPSU supports call of ITUC for inquiry into the killings in Kazakhstan

Social unrest over increased prices for gas erupted in early January in several cities in Kazakhstan.

Sep. 17, 2021

16 September 2021 EPSU RU & CA Constituency meeting

Public service unions from Russia and Central Asia discuss vaccination policies

Unions are supporting and promoting vaccination policies across the constituency of Russia and Central Asia.

Apr. 07, 2021

RU&CA constituency meeting 16 March 2021

Russia Central Asia Constituency and the impact on public services

The impact of the pandemic is very different with Russia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan having experienced grave problems while Uzbekistan and especially Tajikistan did not have the same challenges.

Feb. 17, 2021

The 4 EPSU Constituencies meet in January and February 2021

The impact of the pandemic on public service workers – meeting over 120 union leaders in Central and Eastern Europe constituencies

The union leaders met to discuss how the pandemic and the measures to contain it are effecting workers during several events.

Mar. 13, 2020

Russia and Central Asia constituency meeting, Nur Sultan,11-12 March 2020

Russia and Central-Asia constituency: trade union rights, Coronavirus, organising and recruitment

Trade union representatives of the Russian and Central-Asian affiliates met with the Kazakh health workers trade union.

Nov. 28, 2019

Success for Australian unions – solidarity works

For months, Australian trade unions have been fighting a piece of legislation that would make it very difficult for unions to organise themselves and represent workers.

Nov. 14, 2019

Australian Unions https://standupforworkers.com/

EPSU joins global demand to stop draconian Australian laws that criminalise unions

The Australian Senate is considering the so-called “Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Ensuring integrity) Bill 2019. EPSU has asked the senators to vote against the bill.

Oct. 18, 2019

EPSU Russian & Central Asia Constituency meeting, Moscow, October 2019

Unions in Russia and Central Asia constituency support Kazakh health workers union against attacks

EPSU affiliates in the constituency continue to stand by the health workers union in Kazakhstan.

Oct. 10, 2019

Universal Health Care and Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work on unions agenda in Central Asia

Representatives from health and social services unions considered how to achieve and provide for universal health care.

Apr. 05, 2017

2017 April epsucob@NEWS 06

Union movement calls on EU to speak out on trade union rights

Kazakhstan

(April 2017) The European and International Trade Union Confederations wrote a joint letter to EU High Representative Federica Mogherini calling on the EU to raise the serious attacks on trade union rights in the EU-Kazakhstan Cooperation Committee. The ETUC highlighted the detention, intimidation and arbitrary interrogation by the police of trade unionists because of their union activities urged the EU to demand that the Kazakh government ensure full respect for the right to freedom of association.

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