strengthened capacity of member states to ratify and apply international labour standards and to fulfil their reporting obligations

The project aims at assisting Kazakhstan in addressing concerns raised by the ILO supervisory bodies concerning the application of the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87), and the Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98). For the past 10 years, the supervisory bodies have made observations on legal and practical gaps related to the application of these Conventions, ratified in 2000 and 2001 respectively, in the country. The concerns raised by the supervisory bodies relate to restrictions, in law and practice, of the freedom to associate for workers as well as for employers. In May 2018, the Government presented a Road Map of measures to implement the recommendations of the supervisory bodies. The project assists the Government, the social partners and other relevant stakeholders in the implementation of the Road Map and develops the capacity of independent workers’ and employers’ organizations to promote compliance with international labour standards and to take up their respective roles, once freedom of association rights are respected. This project contributes to the country’s efforts to advance on the realization of SDG target 8.8 (Protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers, including migrant workers, in particular women migrants, and those in precarious employment), as well as SDG target 16.3 (Promote the rule of law at the national and international levels and ensure equal access to justice for all).

Project symbol

KAZ/18/01/RBS

Admin unit

DWT/CO-Moscow

Start date

01/12/2018

End date

31/01/2022

Total allocation

313343

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

313343

Development Partners

Core voluntary funds (RBSA)

Country/Countries

Kazakhstan

Outcomes

Outcome 2: International labour standards and authoritative and effective supervision