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SHYMKENT, Kazakhstan (TCA) — A court in Kazakhstan on July 17 sentenced a labor union leader to seven years in prison after finding him guilty of embezzlement, a case he called politically motivated, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reported. Continue reading
ASHGABAT (TCA) — At the Turkmen Cabinet session on May 24 Deputy Prime Minister Gochmyrat Myradov briefed President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov that a draft of the program for youth adaptation to the changing labor market and employment improvement as well as the relevant action plan had been designed and prepared, Chronicles of Turkmenistan independent news website reported. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — As Russia has become less attractive for labor migrants from Central Asia, many of them now head for South Korea where they find a better pay and a safer living environment. We are republishing the following article on the issue, written by Yan Matusevich, originally published by Eurasianet: Continue reading
TASHKENT (TCA) — Uzbekistan currently has a unique demographic window of opportunity as 500,000 youths will join the labor force annually over the next few years. Successfully integrating these job seekers to the labor market could transform Uzbekistan into a rapidly growing and diversifying economy. However, the country still needs to push ongoing reforms forward, particularly in creating quality employment opportunities, according to the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) country diagnostic study on Uzbekistan. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — Central Asian economies excluding Kazakhstan are heavily dependent on labor migrant transfers. Migrants from Uzbekistan are leading in terms of remittances. In 2018, of $9.5 billion transferred by individuals from Russia, the most money was sent to Uzbekistan. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — “Improvement of quality education and high-tech technologies is a key priority for our country,” Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov said at the first forum of rectors of higher educational institutions of Russia and Kyrgyzstan. Continue reading
