Newsletter #3(66) September 2016

NEWSLETTER ILO Decent Work Technical Support Team and Country Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia

#3(66) September 2016

Partners Thank ILO Office Director Dimitrina Dimitrova for Productive Cooperation

On 30 September 2016, Dimitrina Dimitrova, company LUKOIL Director of the ILO Decent Work Technical has contributed to Support Team and Country Office for Eastern the promotion of Europe and Central Asia, completed her term in youth employment in our region. the CIS region and beyond.” Speaking at the farewell ceremony at the UN House in Moscow, Ms Dimitrova said: “We are proud to say Dimitrina Dimitrova that the past four years were marked by very close spoke highly about and productive cooperation between the ILO Office the innovative ini- for Eastern Europe and Central Asia and the con- tiatives of the Rus- stituents in the countries from the subregion. This sian Federation made resulted in strengthened institutional and expert during the country’s capacity of Ministries of Labour, tripartite social presidency in G20 The ILO Office Director awarded the RUIE and FITUR dialogue commissions, Labour Inspectorates, Public and BRICS. She also Badges of Honour: Employment Services. noted a record num- Certificate of Holder of the Badge of Honour awarded to Ms. Dimitrova for her great personal ber of the ILO Con- contribution to fruitful cooperation between the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia and The ILO’s technical support was focused on the ventions ratified by the International Labour Organisation Certificate of Holder of the RUIE Badge of Honour awarded to Ms. Dimitrova for her role in national development strategies and broaden- Russia in the past strengthening cooperation between the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs and the ILO, ing the range of issues for mutual cooperation. four years. her effective work and contribution to the attainment of goals set by the Programmes of Cooperation Now our cooperation covers employment pro- between the Russian Federation and the ILO motion objectives, youth employment, labour Russian ILO con- law, skills development, social protection and stituents: Maxim Topilin, Minister of Labour and A letter of appreciation signed by the Minister of OSH, among others. The increased support for Social Protection, Lyubov Yeltsova, Deputy Min- Labour and Social Protection Maxim Topilin says, the constituents was underpinned by success- ister of Labour and Social Protection, Alexan- “The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection is ful fundraising of the ILO Office in Moscow to der Shokhin, President of the Russian Union of thankful to Ms. Dimitrova for her close and fruit- reach in 2016 nine technical cooperation projects. Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, and Mikhail ful cooperation with the Russian Federation, her Another notable development is that partnership Shmakov, Chairman of the Federation of Inde- contribution to the implementation of the Pro- with donors has gone beyond the ILO traditional pendent Trade Unions of Russia thanked Ms. gramme of Cooperation between the Russian Fed- donors and between 2012 and 2016 the Russian Dimitrova for the productive cooperation and eration and the ILO, her invaluable assistance in government emerged as a major one. The first wished her every success in her new position at carrying out numerous joint activities in the frame- ever public-private partnership with the Russian the ILO Headquarters in Geneva. works of G20 and BRICS." 

With Alexander Shokhin, President of the Russian Union of Maxim Topilin, Minister of Labour and Social Protection, visits the With Mikhail Shmakov, Chairman of the Federation Industrialists and Entrepreneurs ILO Office to thank Dimitrina Dimitrova for productive cooperation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia Newsletter #3(66) September 2016

ILO and Azerbaijan Sign Decent Work Country Programme

On 30 Septem- ticularly in employment pro- ber 2016, the ILO motion and youth employ- Regional Director for ment. Europe and Central Asia, Heinz Koller, Mammad Musayev, President and the Deputy Director of the ILO DWT/ of the National Confedera- CO for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, tion of Employers (Entrepre- Shurenchimeg Zokhiolt, took part in the sign- neurs) spoke about initiatives ing ceremony of the Decent Work Country to support entrepreneurship Programme (DWCP) for 2016-2020. and business environment where the ILO has made a The first priority of the Pro- valuable contribution. gramme signed by the ILO and the Azerbaijani constit- Sattar Mehbaliyev, Chair of uents is to promote decent the Azerbaijan Trade Union employment opportunities Association, stressed the role of trade unions and quality jobs for inclusive in promoting fundamental principles and rights growth. at work.

Speaking at the signing cer- Heinz Koller congratulated the Minister and emony, Heinz Koller said: the social partners on another equally impor- “Azerbaijan is a young coun- tant achievement, that of the establishment try with 27 per cent of the of a new Tripartite Com- population aged 14-29. This mission on Economic and is a strength for the coun- Social Affairs. Everything try […] and this is a big is now in place to allow a and stimulating challenge. […] With the smooth, active and effective National Employment Strategy for 2016- social dialogue, he said. 2030 that we have developed together, I am confident that Azerbaijan is well- The ILO officials also took placed to successfully implement the Sus- part in the International tainable Development Goals in the field of humanitarian Forum held employment under the new UN-Azerbaijan in Baku on 29 and 30 Sep- Partnership Framework (UNAPF).” tember 2016. Addressing the Round Table on the human Two other priority areas identified in the Meeting with Salim Muslumov, Minister of Labour and Social Protection of the Population capital of migrants and refu- Decent Work Country gees held during the Forum, Programme - in continu- Heinz Koller congratulated the Government ity with the former DWCP of Azerbaijan for organizing this important – focus on employment, event, in particular at a time when migration working conditions, occu- has become a burning issue in the region. pational safety and health, and social dialogue. At the On 30 September, Mr.Koller and Ms. Zokhiolt same time, the new DWCP attended the UN Country Team meeting, with places a greater emphasis the participation of Cihan Sultanoģlu, Chair of on labour administration the Regional UN Development Group Team, and labour inspection. UNDP Assistant Administrator and Director of the Regional Bureau for Europe and CIS “Our joint work, including (RBEC). Heinz Koller the objectives enshrined shared information on in the DWCP, will forge recent ILO activities the future of the labour Minister Salim Muslumov, in the country with the Heinz Koller and market and will contribute Shurenchimeg Zokhiolt UNDP Team and UNCT to the Initiative in view of visited a vocational education members. He noted the centre in Baku and attended the ILO Centenary,” said the awarding ceremony for role of the ILO-UNDP Heinz Koller. trainers of the ILO’s the cooperation in achiev- Start and Improve Your ing the UN Sustainable Business (SIYB) Programme. Salim Muslumov, Minister Development Goals, par- of Labour and Social Protection of the Popu- ticularly SDG 8 on decent lation, expressed his deep appreciation to the work and productive ILO for its support in all priority areas, par- employment.  2 ILO Decent Work Technical Support Team and Country Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Russian Delegation’s Study Meeting of Trade Union Leaders of Visit to Geneva Central Asian Countries

On September 13, Almaty (Kazakhstan) hosted a high-level meeting of union leaders from Central Asian countries chaired by Maria Helena Andre, Director of the ILO’s Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV). On September 13-14, 2016, a tripartite Rus- sian delegation led by Andrey Pudov, State The meeting attended by union leaders from Secretary and Deputy Minister of Labour Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan The adoption of international labour standards and Social Protection of the Russian featured a presentation and discussion of the Future (ILS) should start with ratification, to be followed Federation, made a study visit to the ILO of Work Initiative and addressed the unions’ role by implementation and promotion. and involvement in the “centenary conversations.” HQ in Geneva to discuss pension system It was the first meeting of union leaders from development. The Federation of Inde- In her opening remarks, Maria Helena Andre Central Asian countries since the breakup of the pendent Trade Unions was represented stressed the importance for unions to take a lead Soviet Union – and the first visit of the ACTRAV by its Secretary Igor Shanin, and Elena in the discussion of the Future of Work Initiative Director to the region. Feoktistova, Director of the Russian Un- and confirmed that ACTRAV will continue to sup- ion of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, port national workers‘ organisations in building new Maria Helena Andre stressed represented employers. capacities and knowledge to engage in the discussion the importance for unions to and promotion of the Future of Work Initiative. take a lead in the discussion of the Future of Work Initiative She further said that unions’ participation in the debate of the future of work is crucial, because Workers of the region are currently facing new it presents a unique opportunity to reply to the challenges driven by factors such as the economic challenges in the world of work. Addressing crisis in Russia, declining oil prices, devaluation inequalities is a top priority on union agenda today. of national currencies, labour migration, informal economy, and a rise of radical political and reli- gious movements. The ILO Subregional office and ACTRAV have been implementing a series of projects and bilateral activities to support the promotion and implementation of fundamental princi- The Russian delegation met with special- ples and rights at work. ists of the ILO Social Protection Depart- ment/Public Finance, Actuarial and Today, two DWCPs have been adopted in the Statistics Branch (PFACT). A meeting was region – in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Three of the six National Union Centre leaders in Central held with Heinz Koller, Regional Director Asian countries are women. of the ILO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia. Roundtable for Employers’ Organizations in Bishkek

On 21 July 2016, the ILO the improvement of the regulatory framework in organized a round-table the country and implementation of ILO Conven- for three Employers’ tions in the field of labour relations. Organizations in Bishkek to discuss the recommen- The event was organised by the ILO project dations of the Joint Report on creating an ena- “From the Crisis towards Decent and Safe Jobs”, bling environment for sustainable enterprises in Phase II, supported by the Ministry for Foreign Kyrgyzstan. Affairs of Finland.  The discussion “Pension Age Reform: Fiscal, Demographic, Legal Aspects, The Report is based on a thorough Impacts to the Labour Market – Principles research among 300 companies all over the and Global Trends,” moderated by Mariko country on possibilities and obstacles to Ouchi, Senior Social Protection Special- create such an environment in the coun- ist at the ILO Regional Office for Eastern try. The three Employers’ Organizations Europe and Central Asia, was attended by that have been actively involved in the pro- members of the Russian delegation and cess are the National Confederation of representatives of the ILO’s Social Protec- Employers, the National Alliance of Busi- tion Department, including Anne Drouin, ness Association “NABA”, and the Associ- PFACT Chief, Hiroshi Yamabana and ation of Young Entrepreneurs “JIA”. Costas Stavrakis, PFACT Senior Social Pro- tection Actuaries, and Andres Acuna Ulate, One of the recommendations to the PFACT Social Protection Actuary. Employers’ Organizations is to promote 3 Newsletter #3(66) September 2016

Round Table on Implementation of International Labour Standards in Uzbekistan

A round table on pro- As a result of monitoring and awareness raising by gress in the cooperation the Uzbek tripartite constituents, with support by between Uzbekistan and the International Labour Heinz Koller: “Effective labour Organization (ILO) was market policies need accurate held in Tashkent on 4 information and tools for August 2016. coping with challenges.” It was attended by approximately 68 partici- Kari Tapiola, the Special Adviser for the Director-General the ILO, child labour has become socially unaccep- pants representing the tripartite Uzbek con- of the ILO, Heinz Koller, the ILO Regional Director table. It is no longer an issue in the annual cotton for Europe and Central Asia, Alisher Shaykhov, Head stituents – senior officials and staff of the of Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan, harvest, as the ILO monitoring report noted last Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Tanzila Narbaeva, the Chairperson of Federation of Trade year. Further advances have taken place in ensur- Unions of Uzbekistan, Bohodir Nizamov, the Deputy the Population, Federation of Trade Unions, Minister of Labour of Uzbekistan ing that cotton picking is carried out voluntarily. Chamber of Commerce and Industry – as The round table participants were informed about well as other Uzbek ministries and institu- The ILO Regional Director for Europe and Cen- awareness raising and other measures to guarantee tions, the ILO, the World Bank, International tral Asia, Heinz Koller attending the round table, that Uzbek workers are not obliged to pick cotton Finance Corporation, International Organiza- stated that in the next phase, the DWCP “should be against their will. Decent conditions are a signifi- tion of Employers, representatives of EU,UN, deepened to look into the priority issues arising out cant factor for voluntary and productive work.  UNICEF, Permanent Mission of Uzbekistan in of the modernization of the Uzbek economy, to Geneva, OSCE and Embassies of the US, Swiss, look into issues of employment policy, occupational France and UK in Uzbekistan. safety and health, and labour inspection”. Koller Appointments also stated that “effective labour market policies The overall framework for Uzbekistan’s coopera- need accurate information and tools for coping with Nicolas Studer has tion with the ILO is the Decent Work Country Pro- challenges, in particular awareness raising, meas- joined the ILO Decent gramme (DWCP). The current DWCP was signed in ures for occupational safety and health, and a fur- Work Technical Sup- 2014 and is ending in 2016. The round table affirmed ther development of labour inspection. Feedback is port Team and Coun- the extension of the programme beyond 2016. equally important at each stage”. try Office for Europe and Central Asia on 1 September as Wages Uzbekistan and ILO to Draft New Decent Work Specialist. He is a trained economist and Country Programme for 2017-2019 statistician, holding degrees from Ecole Polytechnique, ENSAE- The Government of In April 2014, the Government and social part- Paristech and Paris School of Economics. Uzbekistan and the Inter- ners of Uzbekistan and the ILO signed the Former administrator of the French statis- national Labour Organ- DWCP for 2014-2016. Through the programme, tics institute (INSEE), Nicolas started his ization (ILO) have the ILO supported the implementation of the career working as an evaluation coordinator launched preparations National Action Plan to eliminate child labour. for MIT’s the Poverty Action Lab work- for a new Decent Work The programme also addressed the conditions of ing on different projects in Africa. He later Country Programme (DCWP), said a representa- work and employment in agriculture, including joined the French Ministry of Social Affairs tive of the Republic’s Federation of Trade Unions in the cotton-growing industry, in order to pro- where he was in charge of evaluating public to RIA Novosti. mote their development in line with international policies, with a focus on hospital financing labour standards and Decent Work principles. and youth empowerment programs. He then He added that, “A working group has been set up moved to the French Treasury where he to draft a new DWCP for 2017-2019, scheduled A working group has been was responsible for labour market analysis and forecasts and advices on employment to be signed in the first quarter of next year.” set up to draft a new DWCP policies. He most notably participated in for 2017-2019 the design a change in the indexation of the According to the representative, the new pro- minimum wage and a cut in social contribu- gramme will tighten oversight of cotton harvest- In April 2008, Uzbekistan ratified the ILO Con- tion for low-wage earners. Finally he was ing, build public awareness of available feedback vention Concerning the Prohibition and Imme- sent to the French Embassy in Germany, mechanisms and confidence in using them, and diate Action for the Elimination of the Worst where he was responsible for financial and enhance employer responsibility for compliance Forms of Child Labour. macroeconomic issues which involved many with the ILO conventions. discussions with the social partners on the In November 2015, monitoring with impact of Germany’s wage policies for the participation of ILO experts focused Economic and Monetary Union. on child labour in the cotton indus- Meanwhile, Nicolas has participated as a try found no systemic involvement of short term expert in several technical coop- minors in cotton harvesting in Uzbek- eration projects on social protection, mainly istan. However, one of the recommen- in Azerbaijan and Ukraine. dations from the monitoring was to He is a French native speaker, is fluent both pursue further efforts to eliminate any in English and German and has a working risks of adults’ forced labour in cotton knowledge of Russian.  harvesting.  4 ILO Decent Work Technical Support Team and Country Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Education to Help Combat Child Labour

On 14 September hazardous forms of child labour for children 2016, Tajikistan hosted aged 18 and younger. a workshop on child labour to discuss the The workshop was attended by 16 senior-level country’s strategy for officials, including members of the Parliamentary using education to com- Commission on Education and Legislation, rep- bat hazardous forms of child labour. Fur- resentatives of the Federation of Trade Unions, ther expansion of educational programmes, the Union of Education and Science Employ- efforts to involve children in school education ees, the Ministry of Education and Science, and and other measures are part of the endorsed the Academy of Sciences. The workshop was National Action Programme (NAP) for 2015- based on the ILO’s Eliminating the Worst Forms 2020 outlining steps towards the elimination of of Child Labour: Handbook for Parliamentarians (2002), available in Russian. The workshop participants emphasised the vital The audience discussed the global situation with importance of expanding access to quality edu- child labour based on the ILO Global Report, cation for working children. They also discussed child labour trends in Tajikistan based on data effective approaches to mobilising public opin- from the 2013 Child Labour Survey, international ion to raise awareness of the issues and eliminate instruments, such as ILO Conventions Nos.138 hazardous child labour through education. and 182 and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Tajikistan’s domestic legislation and The workshop was organised as part of the pro- institutional framework for prevention and elimi- gramme “Strengthening the Capacity of the Union nation of child labour, and the ILO-IPEC work. of Education Workers to Engage in Advocacy Campaigns for Quality Education against Child The workshop also featured a presentation of Labour” and delivered by members of the Union the endorsed National Action Plan for the Elim- of Education Employees of Tajikistan who have ination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour been trained in a series of capacity-building and in 2015-2020. Members of the Union of Edu- awareness-raising seminars conducted by the ILO- cation Employees presented educational pro- IPEC and Education International in Tajikistan grammes designed to involve children in schools. between 2010 and 2016.  Training Seminar on Eliminating Child Labour in Tajikistan

On 11 August 2016, Khorog, the capital city Using interactive learning methods, the seminar of Gorno-Badakhshan organisers and participants discussed the role of Autonomous Region agricultural employers in the elimination of child of Tajikistan, hosted a labour and in advancing the goals of the coun- training seminar on the try’s National Action Plan for the Elimination elimination of child labour in agriculture and of WFCL in the Republic of Tajikistan in 2015 the implementation of the National Plan for to 2020. the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour (WFCL) at farms. One of the survey findings was that 503,000 children, or The choice of Khorog as the seminar venue was 23.4 percent of the country’s not accidental. According to a national survey, the highest levels of child labour in Tajikistan have 2,231,000 children aged 5 to 17, been found in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous were involved in child labour Region (53.1 percent), followed by Khatlon Region (37.7 percent), districts of republican subordina- In addition to this, the seminar participants dis- tion (15.6 percent), and Sogd Region (14.8 per- cussed assessing the risks and hazards faced by cent), and the lowest in Dushanbe (1.9 percent). children working in agriculture, building sys- 6,000 households across Tajikistan. One of the tems for monitoring farms to facilitate detection Muhayo Khosabekova, ILO-IPEC National Pro- survey findings was that 503,000 children, or of child labour and to track progress in its elim- ject Coordinator in Tajikistan, addressed the 23.4 percent of the country’s 2,231,000 children ination. audience which consisted of representatives of aged 5 to 17, were involved in child labour. local authorities, including experts on children’s The training was organized by the ILO, in col- rights, and agricultural employers. She explained The survey also noted that as many as half of laboration with the Ministry of Labour and the concept, components and consequences of these children could be working in hazardous or Employment and the Union of Employers of child labour and elaborated on the findings of a unhealthy conditions potentially likely to cause the Republic of Tajikistan.  large-scale national survey of child labour, con- the child’s death, permanent injuries or serious ducted in 2012 and 2013 and covering more than health problems. Source: http://news.tj/en

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First Meeting of National Tripartite Committee for Decent Work in Tajikistan

On July 28, 2016 the as the Labour Market Strategy of Ministry of Labour, the Republic of Tajikistan till 2020, Migration and Employ- the National OSH Programme for ment of Tajikistan 2013-2016 and others, as well as the hosted the first work- United Nations Development Assis- ing meeting of the tance Framework (UNDAF) for National Tripartite Committee for Decent Work Tajikistan for 2016-2020. (NTCDW). The Committee will facilitate social The Committee was established as part of the dialogue among the key stakeholders ILO’s pilot initiative in 15 member countries, in advancing the decent work agenda including Tajikistan, aimed at strengthening the The National Tripartite Committee for Decent and support national decent work priorities. role and increasing the involvement of ILO’s tri- Work replaces the Tripartite Advisory Group set partite partners in the design, implementation up earlier to monitor the implementation of the And finally, an important part of the Commit- and evaluation of ILO programmes and projects. Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) in tee’s operation will be to monitor the implemen- Tajikistan for 2015-2017. tation of the Decent Work Country Programme In his opening address, Emin Sanginzoda, First and evaluate decent work efforts and their impact Deputy Minister of Labour, Migration and The Tripartite Committee will operate with tech- on the country’s sustainable development. Employment of Tajikistan, introduced the Tri- nical support from the ILO Country Office for partite Committee’s objectives and mandate. Eastern Europe and Central Asia and work to disseminate information about the Decent Work Appointments Azizbek Sharipov, Chair of Employers Union of Country Programme among the target audi- Tajikistan, and Marhabo Saidova, Deputy Chair ences of government ministries and departments, Anton Hausen joined of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions employers, and broader public. the ILO Moscow team of Tajikistan, expressed their gratitude to the ILO as Chief Techni- for taking the initiative to strengthen the role and In addition to this, the Committee will advise cal Adviser of the involvement of social partners in the NTCDW all development partners on the ILO’s policy. USDOL funded TC work. Sobir Aminov, ILO National Coordina- It will help the ILO to integrate priority areas project “Support to tor in Tajikistan, presented a draft schedule of of work and results achieved by development the Implementation the Committee’s sessions, which was unanimously cooperation projects implemented as part of of the Decent Work approved by the Committee members. the DWCP in other national programmes, such Country Programme” based in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

He has experience in management of South Urals Railway Joins ILO Global development cooperation with a number HIV/AIDS Initiative of international organizations including the MFA of Finland, Red Cross, Plan in- The South Urals Rail- ternational, Unicef and the ILO. Hausen way operations in Chely- worked for the ILO as an Associate Ex- abinsk Region are pilot- pert in Zambia on a sub-regional capacity ing the ILO’s Global building project on the elimination of Voluntary and Confiden- child labour and as a Technical Officer on tial HIV Counselling and a global project on improving beneficiary Testing at Work (VCT@WORK) Initiative on monitoring of projects in HQ/Geneva. behalf of the Russian Railways Company. He has previously worked in Central Asia in Tajikistan, Kyrgystan, and Uzbeki- On 26 September 2016, 219 South Urals Rail- stan, where he was the Team Leader for way employees accessed voluntary and confi- pany attended a workshop on HIV/AIDS in the the ILO Monitoring of Child Labour in dential HIV counselling and testing in the work- world of work. Cotton in 2013. He has done numerous place. More than 200 representatives of the consultancies for the ILO on the access administration, HR and OSH services, trade 219 South Urals Railway to education and social protection by unions, and subdivisions of the railway com- employees accessed voluntary and confidential households vulnerable to child labour, HIV counselling and improving working conditions of young workers, quality assurance of service testing in the workplace provision.

Vitaly Schetinin, First Deputy Minister of Health Anton Hausen has experience in pro- in Chelyabinsk Region, addressed the partici- gramming of labour issues from 30 pants, emphasising the importance of large com- countries and 20 years of professional panies’ involvement in workplace HIV preven- experience in development of which over tion programmes for curbing the increase in new 5 in the ILO.  HIV infections. 6 ILO Decent Work Technical Support Team and Country Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Russian Federation: Towards More Protection of Young Workers A youth forum in the tion of young leaders in the remote regions Far-Eastern Federal Dis- of the Russian Federation. trict of the Russian Fed- eration from 21-23 June Representatives from Yakutiya, Sakhalin, 2016 highlighted the need Magadan, Khabarovsk and Amur regions to protect the rights of addressed several topics related to the protection young workers. The meeting was organized by the of young workers, including social protection of ILO’s Bureau for Workers ‘Activities (ACTRAV) young people, training and promotion of young in cooperation with the Federation of Independ- leaders, social partnership, lobbying interests of ent Trade Unions of Russia (FNPR). young people through the authorities, legal guar- antees of the rights of young people, and youth of the Sakha (Yakutiya) Republic A. Belyaev, Participants shared best practices on the protec- employment in Russia’s Far-North territories. FNPR Secretary, responsible for the Far-East- tion of labour rights for youth and the promo- ern Federal District, and A. Soloviev, Vice Prime- The Forum brought together Minister of the Republic for Youth Affairs, and 180 young trade unionists other heads of the Khulus region where the Sergeyus Glovackas, Senior Specialist for Work- forum was held. ers’ Activities discussed ILO activities on youth employment and the role of international labour The Forum which was held in the Republic standards to protect trade union rights. of Sakha (Yakutiya) in the Russian Federation brought together 180 young trade unionists, offi- Other participants and presenters included cials of the Far-Eastern Federal District, the ILO N. Degtiarev, Chairperson of the Trade Unions and FNPR representatives. 

Central Asia Youth Discuss Promoting Trade Union Rights

On 5-7 of July 2016 in were greeted by vice-Presidents of the Federation Members of the Youth Council of the Federation of Kyrgyzstan a meeting of Trade Unions of Kyrgyzstan – Ryzgul Babaeva Trade Unions of Kyrgyzstan – Elena Chub and Nazar of Central Asia Young and Jeenbek Osmonaliev. The participants dis- Dzhanaliev – organized some interactive activities for Trade Union Activists’ cussed key ILO Conventions related to the trade the participants, including team building, promotional Network was organ- union movement and the freedom of association. video, photo actions, elements of organizing, union ized with support of the slogan battle and many other interesting exercises. ILO. The topic of the meeting was “Fundamen- Dmitry Chuikov, Chairman of the Astrakhan tal workers’ rights and their promotion by young regional union of culture workers, member of the The next important stage was to identify priori- trade unionists”. The event brought together FNPR Youth Council, and Julia Velichko, head ties for further activities of the Central Asia Young more than 25 participants from Kazakhstan, of organizational work and information depart- Trade Union Activists Network and methods of Kyrgyzstan and Russia. ment of the Murmansk Regional Council of Trade communication between the participants. Young Unions, presented the experience of the Rus- trade union leaders have proposed the following Sergeyus Glovackas, Senior Specialist for Worker’s sian trade unions in protecting workers’ rights, topics: social security and gender equality, youth and Activities of the ILO Office in Moscow, made an “cases” of complaints to the Committee on Free- employment policies. They also stressed the need overview of the situation with the rights of trade dom of Association, the European Court of to review the progress made in the period between unions and the state of the trade union move- Human Rights, as well as the trade union “public the meetings, as well as to listen to reports by each ment in the world and the region. Participants monitoring” activities. organization during the meetings. 

New Opportunities, New Perceptions: Wage Subsidy Programme for Young Job Seekers in Kalmykia A new documen- programme, Marina found a full-time job that tions is changing the employment situation and tary has been added she had not been able to find for a long time. benefitting both the young people who have to the ILO’s Moscow Now her employer trusts the young woman with found jobs and their employers.  video library. The new big responsibilities, appreciating her skills and video is about the pro- commitment. Watch the video: ject “Partnerships for http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/ Youth Employment in the Commonwealth of The innovative strategy built on a partnership multimedia/video/video-news-releases/ Independent States,” implemented by the ILO of employers, trade unions and youth organisa- WCMS_499414/lang--en/index.htm. Moscow office in Moscow with financial support from the LUKOIL Company.

The main character, Marina Dzhungurova, a young woman living in Kalmykia, is a beneficiary of the wage subsidy programme, a key component of the ILO’s project. We can see her at work, together with her colleagues, and at home with her family. Thanks to the 7 Newsletter #3(66) September 2016

Occupational Safety and Health High on the Agenda

On September 8 and 9, The seminar that was held upon the request from The event was held as part of the ILO project 2016, Bishkek hosted an the Ministry of Labour and Social Development “From the Crisis towards Decent and Safe Jobs” important event - the ILO of the Kyrgyz Republic and the State Inspec- implemented with support from the Ministry for seminar “Proposals for the tion on Ecological and Technical Security under Foreign Affairs of Finland. implementation of rec- the Government of Kyrgyzstan, was opened by ommendations developed Kudaibergen Bazarbaev, Minister of Labour and within the National OSH Profile for the Kyrgyz Social Development. Armenian Employers Trained Republic.” to Develop Strategic Position The seminar participants learned about the ILO’s Papers recommendations concerning workplace safety assessment and staff education and training in On 4-6 July 2016, staff, occupational safety and health. The recommen- management and board dations also address other activities of the labour members of the Republi- inspection bodies. can Union of Employers of Armenia (RUEA) par- The second day of the seminar featured a discus- ticipated in a training on sion of the country’s priority areas for improving advocacy process and development of the strategic occupational health and safety, and the way for- position papers. ward. The training was facilitated by Arnout De Koster, external consultant with extensive experience in ILO to Update National OSH Profile for Tajikistan training employers’ organizations (EO) in advocacy, In September 6, 2016, The National OSH Profile is currently being and Vladimir Curovic, ILO Moscow Senior Specialist a round table was held updated by the ILO, upon request from the for Employers’ Activities. in Dushanbe featuring National Tripartite Committee for Decent a presentation of the Work, in close cooperation with members of The training was devised in three parts; the first country’s draft National the working group led by Emin Sanginzoda, one was an introduction in the advocacy process OSH Profile. First Deputy Minister of Labour, Migration and for an EO, followed by the second part on Employment of Tajikistan. theoretical aspects of development of strategic policy papers and position papers by employers’ Comments and other feedback from the round organizations. table will inform further work to finalize the draft National OSH Profile scheduled to be The concluding part of the training was practical presented in its final version by the end of 2016. exercises when the participants drafted their own Both the preparation of the National OSH strategic policy papers on Enabling Environment Profile and the round table have been part of for Sustainable Enterprises EESE). As a first step the ILO project “From the Crisis to Decent and they were asked to review the EESE report and Safe Jobs,” implemented with support from the formulate a set of main conclusions from employ- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland. ers’ perspective and the key recommendations for policy improvement by RUEA. These conclusions and recommendations form a basis for the draft Training for OSH Trainers in Uzbekistan RUEA strategic policy paper on EESE.

On 8 to 12 August 2016, tive is to strengthen the Chamber of Commerce The participants were unanimous in their opinion a training seminar for and Industry’s capacity as employers’ organisation that after the training their knowledge and capacity to national OSH trainers to improve employee workplace conditions and develop strategic policy papers and organize effective was held in Tashkent as social protection. advocacy campaigns has increased The RUEA staff part of the Occupational and management have stressed the need for further Safety and Health project The seminar, organised by the Chamber of Com- training in other aspects of advocacy process. The aiming to strengthen employer capacity to con- merce and Industry in collaboration with the RUEA will continue to work on its strategic policy tribute to the implementation of the fundamental ILO, was held in the framework of Uzbekistan’s document and they will receive an additional practical principles and rights at work. The project’s objec- DWCP for 2014-2016. support from the ILO. 

A group of national OSH trainers was formed following the CCI/ILO first collaborative OSH seminar held in March 2016 for the staff of the CCI’s territorial divisions. This time, the trained OSH specialists expanded the scope of issues covered by the training, taking into account their regional specifics. In addition to this, they developed the skills needed for teaching the course independently – each participant had a chance to practice teaching a training session on a specified topic. 8 ILO Decent Work Technical Support Team and Country Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia

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Rules of the Game: a Brief introduction to International Labour Standards

Конвенции и рекомендации Международной организации труда формируют международную In Russian правовую основу для обеспечения социальной справедливости в современной глобальной экономике. Принимаемые представителями правительств, работодателей и работников международные трудовые нормы охватыва- This is a Russian translation of a publication produced by the International Labour Office in Geneva. ют широкий круг вопросов, включая право на свободу объединения и ведение коллективных переговоров, искоренение принудительного труда, детского труда, равенство возможностей Aimed at a non-specialist audience, this revised publication provides an introduction to international labour и обращения, трехсторонние консультации, регулирование вопросов труда и инспекцию труда, политику в области занятости и содейст- standards and discusses their importance in today’s global economy, the subjects they cover, how they are вие занятости, профессиональную ориентацию и профессиональную подготовку, гарантии занятости, социальную политику, заработную плату, продолжительность рабочего времени, applied and supervised, and where further information can be sought. It’s a revised edition in Russian безопасность и гигиену труда, социальное обес- печение, охрану материнства, домашних работ- ников, трудовых мигрантов, моряков, рыбаков, language with added new conventions and protocols ratified in Russian Federation. портовых рабочих, коренные народы и народы, ведущие племенной образ жизни, а также дру- гие категории работников. МОТ располагает рядом уникальных механизмов контроля и рас- The key role international labour standards can play in the context of the ongoing employment crisis is смотрения жалоб, гарантирующих применение международных трудовых норм. ПРАВИЛА Предназначенное для аудитории неспециа- highlighted in the publication. This new edition, which also coincides with the ILO’s 95th anniversary, will листов, данное издание знакомит читателей ИГРЫ с международными трудовыми нормами; в нем подчеркивается значение международ- translate into an even wider dissemination of the Organization’s standards-related activities. ных трудовых норм в современной глобальной Международные экономике и освещаются вопросы, которые они регулируют, то, как нормы применяются трудовые нормы: и контролируются, а также где можно найти краткое введение дополнительную информацию по теме.

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КУЛЬТУРЫ Международная организация ОХРАНЫ ТРУДА труда A guide to the Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155), its 2002

Руководство по Конвенции 1981 года о безопасности и гигиене Protocol and the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health труда и производственной среде (№ 155) и Протоколу к ней 2002 года и по Конвенции 2006 года Convention, 2006 (No. 187). об основах, содействующих безопасности и гигиене труда (№ 187) In Russian This is a Russian translation of a publication produced by the International Labour Office in Geneva. Occupational accidents and diseases create a human and economic burden, which constitutes a serious concern for the ILO and its constituents. Tackling this challenge requires a collective effort by governments, employers and workers to build, implement and continuously strengthen a preventative safety and health Международное бюро труда International Labour Organization culture. 4, route des Morillons CH - 1211 Geneva 22 - Switzerland Департамент международных трудовых норм Tel.: +41 22 799 72 49 Fax : +41 22 799 67 71 ISBN 978-92-2-430997-7 (print) This guide explains how the ILO Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155), its 2002 email: [email protected] ISBN 978-92-2-430998-4 (web pdf ) www.ilo.org/normes Protocol and the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006 (No. 187), Информация о ратификации конвенций и рекомендаций МОТ размещена на сайте: www.ilo.org/normlex aim to achieve this.

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These publications contain comprehensive analysis of the business environment of Georgia, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan. They provide a full review of the 17 factors identified by the International Labour Conference as the key conditions for an enabling business environment. The Enabling Environment for Sustainable Enterprises in Georgia-2016 was published in Georgian and English. The report on Armenia was published in Armenian and English. The report on Kyrgyzstan was published in Russian and English.

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also non-financial support provided under the Global youth unemployment is SIYB programme to help unemployed citizens of on the rise again Tajikistan in starting and improving small business enterprises. The International Labour Organization estimates Statement by ILO Director that the global youth unemployment rate is expected General Guy Ryder on the The programme has high relevance for Tajikistan to reach 13.1 per cent in 2016 and remain at that level International Day of the World’s where more than 36,200 jobs were lost in the through to 2017 (up from 12.9 per cent in 2015). Indigenous Peoples first half of 2016, according to the Presidential Statistics Agency. Job closures and layoffs oc- The ILO’s World Employment and Social Out- ILO Director General Guy Ryder made a curred mostly in agriculture, but also in manufac- look 2016, Trends for Youth report shows that as statement on the first International Day of the turing, construction, financial services and other a result, the global number of unemployed youth World’s Indigenous Peoples (9 August) after sectors of the country’s economy. is set to rise by half a million this year to reach 71 the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustain- million – the first such increase in 3 years. able Development and the Paris Agreement on In addition to meetings with the ILO project staff climate change. and ILO national coordinator, John Bliek also met with local employers’ organizations to discuss the EESE Process in Armenia He noted that indigenous and tribal peoples are EESE National Assessment report and followed uniquely vulnerable to discrimination and exclu- up on the current situation of entrepreneurs – The ILO, in coordination with the Republic’s Union sion. They face specific difficulties in accessing recipients of loans and SIYB training. of Employers of Armenia (RUEA), has launched quality education, decent work opportunities, an assessment of Armenia’s policy reform aimed support for income generating activities, and at creating an enabling environment for sustainable enterprises (EESE). The assessment is based on the social protection. They are also among the most Kyrgyzstan: Training for Social ILO’s EESE toolkit. affected by the impacts of climate change and Workers land dispossession. The EESE process started in Armenia in 2015 with The Ministry of Labour and Social Develop- an extensive review and discussion of business Guy Ryder stressed that ”we must ensure that ment of the Kyrgyz Republic, in partnership constraints. During phase two of the process, the indigenous and tribal peoples are able to realize with the Union of Social Educators and with ILO will shift the main focus to policy reforms their full potential as partners in delivering on technical support from the ILO, has com- designed to lift such constraints. the promise of inclusive, productive and sustain- pleted the training of social work specialists able development.” in the basic course “Identification and Social A number of issues were addressed by the kick-off Support of Families and Children in Difficult workshop in Yerevan on September 19, including Situations.” wages, informal employment, innovative economy Monitoring ILO’s SIYB and trade. The workshop attracted a broad audi- Programme in Tajikistan The purpose of the training was to build com- ence, including representatives of the Armenian petences and strengthen inter-agency coop- Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Ministry On 26-29 July 2016, John Bliek, ILO-Moscow eration in identifying children and families in of Education and Science, Ministry of Economy, Senior Enterprise Specialist, visited Dushanbe difficult situations, including children involved labour unions, John Bliek, ILO’s Senior Enterprise to monitor the implementation of the ILO’s in the worst forms of child labour, and offer- Specialist responsible for coordinating the EESE Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) ing them social services they need. process in the Caucasus and Central Asia, and Programme. international consultant Lilith Melikyan. The training has been delivered as part of the John Bliek met with the Agency of Labour and Inter-Ministerial Action Plan to Prevent the The workshop was well received and facilitated Employment under the Ministry of Labour, Involvement of Children in the Worst Forms an extensive discussion of key policy areas. The Migration and Employment of Tajikistan to of Child Labour in the Kyrgyz Republic in findings from the EESE process in Armenia are discuss an assessment of loan procedures and 2016-2018. expected to be presented in the end of this year.

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