"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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