Kazakhstan: New large oil field discovered in Caspian region
Meridian Petroleum president Baltabek Kuandykov described the discovery of the field as “a truly historic event for our country.” Mangystau…
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Kazakhstan: Workers increasingly resorting to strikes, and succeeding
Dialogue is preferred to confrontation, although salary imbalances are still strong. The year has started uncomfortably for Kazakhstan’s mining and…
Land-grabs – the new red flag for Uzbek cotton sector
Apparel brands are said to be eyeing Uzbekistan as a potential source of cotton, particularly with Xinjiang cotton now the…
Kazakhstan: Threat against fuel and energy workers union
Kazakh authorities continue to put pressure on independent trade unions. Below you can find a letter send by ITUC and…