New results from Tajikistan’s 2025 Labor Force Survey point to persistent structural weaknesses in the country’s labor market. Although the official unemployment rate remains relatively low, labor force participation is limited, particularly among women and young people. Of the country’s 6.87 millio
Kyrgyzstan ranked 50th out of 169 countries in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Index, scoring 74.6 out of 100, the Sustainable Development Report 2026 says.
Belarus plans to actively attract labor migrants from Kyrgyzstan. Gennady Kazakevich, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the republic, reported.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan has approved new measures aimed at improving the system of protection against domestic violence and strengthening coordination among government agencies.
Legal protection for employees against gender discrimination, workplace violence, and sexual harassment has been strengthened in Kyrgyzstan. President Sadyr Japarov signed amendments to several laws.
The Ministry of Labor, Social Security, and Migration of the Kyrgyz Republic has issued a reminder that the use of child labor in its worst forms is unacceptable. The statement is timed to the World Day Against Child Labor.
The Ministry of Labor, Social Security, and Migration informs citizens that new requirements for foreigners from visa-free CIS countries, including citizens of Kyrgyzstan, will come into effect in Russia starting July 1.
A new joint project is being launched by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the European Union aimed at combating child and forced labor in Turkmenistan. Its focus is primarily on the country’s cotton sector, which has long faced criticism from human rights groups and international comp
Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Labor and Social Protection is considering several possible causes behind the explosion at a Kazzinc plant in Ust-Kamenogorsk that killed three people. The incident occurred on the morning of May 5, when a dust collection unit exploded inside one of the plant’s workshops, tr
The Cabinet of Ministers has increased the quota for attracting foreign labor migrants to Kyrgyzstan.
The International Labour Organization has reported a rise in child labor during Turkmenistan’s 2025 cotton harvest, despite improvements in some working conditions and continued cooperation with the government. The findings were published in the ILO’s second consecutive assessment of labor condition
Experts from CIS member states have agreed on a draft Comprehensive Program aimed at creating a common labor market and regulating labor migration. This was reported by the press service of the CIS Executive Committee. The expert group meeting took place on April 24, 2026, at the Commonwealth headquarters. Representatives from Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, […] Запись CIS experts agreed on a program for a common labor market. впервые появилась Tajikistan News in English.
Around half of all professions in Kazakhstan are expected to change under the impact of AI over the next decade, with some jobs declining and others disappearing entirely, lawmakers and government officials have said. Daniya Yespayeva, Deputy Chair of the lower house of parliament, the Mazhilis, cit
Kyrgyzstan needs regulated labor migration as the country faces a growing shortage of workers. At the same time, foreign nationals who violate the law must be deported regardless of their citizenship.
A Tajik labor migrant working in Russia has received nearly $15,000 in unpaid wages following an intervention by Tajikistan’s Ministry of Labor, Migration and Employment, the ministry said. According to the ministry’s representative office in Russia, the worker approached officials in May, alleging
A draft law proposing stricter liability for the illegal employment of foreign labor and unauthorized overseas recruitment of citizens of Kyrgyzstan has been submitted for public discussion in Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyzstan has conducted its first-ever analysis of the healthcare labor market. The study used public sector data from 2013 to 2023; the private sector was not included.
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has again criticized Turkmenistan over the continued use of forced labor in its cotton sector, calling on the country to dismantle its state-imposed cotton quota system and submit a detailed progress report by September 1. The call followed discussions at
Women from Central Asia are being recruited into Georgia’s surrogacy market through social media, adding a new labor channel to an industry already under pressure from foreign demand and inadequate supervision. A University of Oxford study published in Mobilities identifies Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, U
Kazakhstan is accelerating its transition to a digital model of social protection, integrating government databases and introducing algorithmic oversight to improve the targeting of welfare payments and reduce corruption risks. In spring 2026, the merger of databases between the Ministry of Labor an