"Expand Our Ranks! Strengthen Our Human Resources!" Murat Mashkenov got Re-Elected as a Head of the Confederation of Labor of Kazakhstan
Murat Mashkenov has been re-elected as General Secretary of the Confederation of Labor of Kazakhstan (CLK). The decision was made by delegates at the 3rd Congress of the CLK, held on September 19th in Almaty. All 40 delegates voted unanimously in favor of Mashkenov’s candidacy.
"Thank you for your trust! Thank you for adopting the program that will enable us to develop the Confederation and our sectoral unions. We have a great deal of work to be done. I wish all Congress participants success in expanding our ranks and strengthening our human resources. This is our future!" Mashkenov declared.
The event was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Labor of Kazakhstan, the "Amanat" Commonwealth of Trade Unions of Kazakhstan and the General Confederation of Trade Unions.
The Confederation of Labor of Kazakhstan is the second largest trade union association in the country, comprising 10 sectoral unions.
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Viktor Pinsky: GCTU Should Play a Leading Role in Organizing Trade Union Education in the CIS
Viktor Pinsky, Secretary General of the General Confederation of Trade Unions (GCTU), believes that the GCTU should take a leading role in developing a system for training, retraining, and upgrading the skills of personnel, exchanging experiences, and educating leaders and trade union activists across the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
"We already have successful experience in organizing trade union education. This year over 400 people from six countries participated in the GCTU’s first two educational programs. The idea to launch such programs came directly from the requests of our member organizations. Internships are another in-demand format, especially among young people. They provide an opportunity to personally visit international organizations and see their work from the inside," said Viktor Pinsky.
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For trade unions, March 8 is not just a day of spring and renewal.
For trade unions, March 8 is not just a day of spring and renewal.
For trade unions, March 8 is not merely a day of spring and renewal. Above all, it is an opportunity to once again reflect on the role of women in the world of work and in global development as a whole. Today, women perform 55% of the world’s total labor. They work longer hours than men—by 6 to 13 hours per week—and still earn less: on average, women’s wages amount to 66–84% of men’s wages, depending on the country. There is objective evidence that the more a country values women’s labor and the smaller the gender pay gap, the more developed its economy. A special issue is the “invisibility” of women’s domestic and, as experts call it, reproductive labor. This is why trade unions should continue to fight for justice for working women.
I congratulate all women of the CIS, my colleagues in the parliamentary corps, and women in trade unions on International Women’s Day. I wish you justice, decent work, success, and prosperity!
Viktor Pinsky
General Secretary of the General Confederation of Trade Unions, Member of the State Duma
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General Confederation of Trade Unions Proposes Securing Trade Union Rights in Enterprise Bankruptcy
General Confederation of Trade Unions Proposes Securing Trade Union Rights in Enterprise Bankruptcy
The General Confederation of Trade Unions’ (GCTU) proposals are reflected in the draft CIS model law “On Cross-Border Insolvency and Bankruptcy.”
Trade unions must have the right to represent and protect workers’ interests in the bankruptcy of international companies, according to Viktor Pinsky, Member of the State Duma of the Russian Federation and General Secretary of the GCTU.