Employees of Indorama Agro LLC established an independent union – March 19, 2021
On March 19, 2021, over 200 employees of Indorama Agro LLC gathered in Sardoba in Syrdarya region to hold a…
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WILL INDORAMA AGRO STAND IN THE WAY OF UZBEKISTAN’S FIRST INDEPENDENT TRADE UNION?
Indorama issues its agricultural workers, who work all year round, with “civil legal agreements”, as opposed to employment contracts. They…
PUBLIC CALL FROM BIR BUINO KYRGYZSTAN TO MARIPOV U.A., PRIME-MINISTER OF THE KR
We have carefully reviewed the 100-day Plan of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic. We welcome the new steps to…
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…
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…
Unprecedented crackdown on human rights organisations in Kazakhstan
Between 15 and 25 January 2021, the Kazakh tax authorities ordered a three month suspension on the operation and activities…
KEY FINDINGS FROM THE 2020 COTTON HARVEST
The 2020 cotton harvest was the shortest in ten years, lasting only between 40 and 60 days, depending on the…
Kazakhstan: Independent Union Under Threat of Suspension
The Kazakhstan authorities’ attempt to have an independent trade union’s operations suspended is a violation of workers’ fundamental rights to…