Kyrgyzstan must abandon anti-union draft law23 November, 2020On 18 November, Kyrgyz unions protested against a draft law on trade unions that, if adopted, would deprive workers of the freedom of association.
Interim win against Kyrgyzstan’s anti-union draft law 12 March, 2021Kyrgyzstan’s parliament has postponed the third reading of the anti-union draft law, as a result of the Kyrgyz unions’ fight with international solidarity campaign. But the struggle will only be over once the draft law is wholly abandoned.
Kyrgyzstan: controversial trade union law vetoed28 May, 2021The law on trade unions that would seriously undermine freedom of association in Kyrgyzstan and deprive unions of their independence was vetoed by the President on 27 May.
Union leaders in Kyrgyzstan must be released immediately 11 December, 2023Union leader Eldar Tadjibaev, chair of the Mining and Metallurgy Trade Union of Kyrgyzstan (MMTUK), was arrested together with several other union leaders on 6 December, as part of increasing pressure on unions and restrictions of freedom of association in the country.
Victory of trade unions in Kyrgyzstan28 April, 2014In the middle of March IndustriALL Global Union organized the international campaign of solidarity in protection of the rights of workers in Kyrgyzstan. As the result of this campaign the antistrike draft of law was blocked.
Unions unite for a Just Transition in the Caucasus and Central Asia12 October, 2023IndustriALL affiliates from Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan met in Tbilisi, Georgia on 5 October, for a round table discussion on the Just Transition in the Caucasus, and Central Asia.
Kyrgyz unions plan joint organizing work 25 September, 2025On 18 and 19 September, IndustriALL held an organizing workshop for its Kyrgyz affiliates outside the city of Bishkek. The workshop emerged from a strategic plan developed by the Kyrgyz unions to build workplace power through organizing, and unity through joint action, to make their collective bargaining efforts more effective.
Kyrgyzstan: Unions defended Labour Code at the first stage1 September, 2015In Kyrgyzstan a tripartite working group for the amendments to the Labour Code has agreed on the final text of the bill, which takes workers’ demands and the trade unions’ proposals into consideration.
Chinese oil company attacks workers in Kyrgyzstan9 September, 2015In an unprecedented union busting attack Chinese-owned oil company Zhongda, operating in Kyrgyzstan, has fired an elected trade union leader and blocked his access to the company in violation of the national legislation. Together with LabourStart IndustriALL is launching a campaign to reinstate the union leader and stop union busting.
Kyrgyz unions oppose anti-union law25 April, 2019IndustriALL Global Union affiliates in Kyrgyzstan are demanding the withdrawal of a draft law on trade unions, which significantly undermines independent trade unions.
