Gulzhan Zhanpeiskyzy Karagusova ( kk, Гүлжан Жанпейісқызы Қарағұсова, ''Güljan Janpeiısqyzy Qarağūsova'') member of Majilis of Parliament of Kazakhstan from Nur Otan party. Has served as the Minister of Labor and Social Protection in the Government of Kazakhstan since 2001.Republic of Kazakhstan/Qazaqstan Respublikasï/Kazakhstan
Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership She is a speaker for Kazakhstan's Economic Forum.Speakers
Kazakhstan's Economic Forum

Pensions and salaries

Minister Karagusova announced on 2 March 2005 that the Labor Ministry planned to raise pensions by 1 July, as Kazakh President

Nursultan Nazarbayev Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev ( kk, Нұрсұлтан Әбішұлы Назарбаев, Nūrsūltan Äbişūlı Nazarbaev, ; born 6 July 1940) is a Kazakh politician and military officer who served as the first President of Kazakhstan, in off ...

had promised in his address to the people in February. She said pensions would increase by 3000 tenge to 12000 tenge monthly. On 1 July state employee salaries were increased by 32%.Kazakh Ministry Prepares Pension Increases
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty She met with

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister i ...

Daniyal Akhmetov Daniyal Kenjetaiuly Akhmetov ( kk, Даниал Кенжетайұлы Ахметов, ''Daniyal Kenjetaiūly Ahmetov''; born 15 June 1954) is a Kazakh politician who was the 6th Prime Minister of Kazakhstan from 13 June 2003 to 9 January 2007.

on 12 July 2006 and discussed how the aging of citizenry would affect the pension system.Kazakh PM, Labor Minister debated pension system development
Kazinform

Labor legislation

She gave a speech entitled "Reforming of the Kazakhstani Labor Legislation" on 27 April 2005 in the Belvedere Restaurant of the Regent Almaty hotel in an event hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce in Kazakhstan.Business Round Table with Minister of Labor & Social Security (The Regent Almaty Hotel, Belvedere Restaurant)
American Chamber of Commerce in Kazakhstan

Economic rights

Karagusova and Bolat Baikadamov, Kazakhstan's

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Ombudsman signed an agreement on 13 May 2004 placing a greater emphasis on protecting citizens' economic and social rights and setting the stage for changing Kazakh legislation so it conforms to international standards.Ombudsman, Minister Sign Cooperation Agreement
Embassy of Kazakhstan to the USA and Canada

International Labour Organization

On 25 June 2004 she oversaw the signing of a protocol of cooperation between the Kazakh OSH Center and the

International Labour Organization The International Labour Organization (ILO) is a United Nations agency whose mandate is to advance social and economic justice by setting international labour standards. Founded in October 1919 under the League of Nations, it is the first and o ...

's OSH center network.New OSH information centre opened in Astana, Kazakhstan
International Labour Organization The Kazakh Government sent a delegation headed by Karagusova to the General Conference of the ILO in

Geneva , neighboring_municipalities= Carouge, Chêne-Bougeries, Cologny, Lancy, Grand-Saconnex, Pregny-Chambésy, Vernier, Veyrier , website = https://www.geneve.ch/ Geneva ( ; french: Genève ) frp, Genèva ; german: link=no, Genf ; it, Ginevr ...

from 31 May–16 June 2005. Delegations discussed

child labor Child labour refers to the exploitation of children through any form of work that deprives children of their childhood, interferes with their ability to attend regular school, and is mentally, physically, socially and morally harmful. Such e ...

, human trafficking, and worker safety and security among other topics. Karagusova met with F. Bottler, Executive Secretary of the ILO, Turin J. Tremo, Executive Manager of the International Labor Bureau and Director of the Education Center, delegates from

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Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...

, Lithuania,

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Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bor ...

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hungar ...

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

, and Ambassador D. Stephenson, Permanent Representative of

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

in international organizations in Geneva. Ambassador Stephenson and Karagusova discussed possible membership for Kazakhstan in the

World Trade Organization The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an intergovernmental organization that regulates and facilitates international trade. With effective cooperation in the United Nations System, governments use the organization to establish, revise, and ...

.ILO holds 93rd session in Geneva
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Work permits

Karagusova decided to issue more work permits to foreign workers in January 2006 after the European Business Association of Kazakhstan (EUROBAK) sent her letters, trying to convince her of the need.Kazakhstan Commercial News Update, January 2006
American Chamber of Commerce in Kazakhstan

Asian Development Bank

Marita Magpili-Jimenez, Executive Director for the

Asian Development Bank The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is a regional development bank established on 19 December 1966, which is headquartered in the Ortigas Center located in the city of Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines. The bank also maintains 31 field offic ...

in Kazakhstan, visited Kazakhstan from 21–22 April. Director Magpili-Jimenez said, "Cooperation with Kazakhstan pursues long-term development." She met with Karagusova,

Arman Dunayev Arman Galiasqaruly Dunayev ( kk, Арман Ғалиасқарұлы Дунаев; Arman Galiasqarūly Dunaev; born October 7, 1966) previously served as the Finance Minister in the Government of Kazakhstan The Government of the Republic of Kaz ...

, Kazakh Minister of Finance and ADB Governor for Kazakhstan,

Sauat Mynbayev Sauat Mukhametbayuly Mynbayev ( kk, Сауат Мұхаметбайұлы Мыңбаев, ''Sauat Mūhametbaiūly Myñbaev'') is a Kazakh politician who served as the minister of oil and gas of Kazakhstan from 2010 to 2013. Until 2021 he was a ...

, Deputy Prime Minister and concurrent Minister of Industry and Trade, and Aitkul Samakova, Minister of Environmental Protection.Cooperation with Kazakhstan Pursues Long-Term Development, ADB Executive Director Says
Asian Development Bank

References

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