The Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter – the Ministry of Health and Social Protection), chaired by First Vice Minister Akmadi Sarbasov, held a trilateral round table on occupational safety and health. The draft of the International Labour Organization (hereinafter – the ILO) on occupational safety and health and the draft ILO comments on amendments to the Labor Code concerning occupational safety and labor inspection were considered on the agenda.
The round table was attended by representatives of the ILO, the Ministry of Labor Protection, subordinate organizations and social partners: the Republican Research Institute of Labor Protection, the State Labor Inspection Committee, the Federation of Trade Unions of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the NGO "KAZUGLEPROF Industrial Professional Union of Coal Miners", the National Confederation of Employers "PARYZ", the National Association of Mining and Metallurgical Enterprises enterprises" and other organizations.
Opening the meeting, Akmadi Sarbasov stressed that the creation of safe working conditions and the protection of workers' labor rights are among the key activities of the Ministry of Health.
In his speech, he noted that the Ministry of Labor is systematically improving the norms of labor legislation, including the implementation of the Concept of Safe Work for 2024-2030.
"Another important achievement was the return of the labor inspectorate to the vertical of the ministry, which made it possible to strengthen work on the observance of workers' rights. This ILO recommendation has been successfully implemented," the Vice Minister said.
Akmadi Sarbasov emphasized the importance of gender equality, as well as the protection of workers from violence and harassment in the workplace.
Within the framework of the event, a specialist in labor regulation, labor inspection and labor protection of the ILO, Darko Dochinski, presented proposals for improving legal norms in the mining industry of Kazakhstan.
Initiatives aimed at improving the effectiveness of the implementation of the provisions of the ILO conventions, simplifying the construction of social dialogue and ensuring social protection of workers were announced.
Darko Dochinski stressed that the proposed amendments to the legislation will strengthen the potential of the labor inspectorate, as well as create a safe and healthy production environment at mining enterprises.
In the final part of the round table, the participants discussed the possibilities of implementing the ILO proposals and agreed on further steps for their implementation.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/enbek/press/news/details/895425