Today, on April 3, the Federation of Trade Unions of the Republic of Kazakhstan held another online seminar within the framework of the “Trade Union Leadership School” project. The main goal of this educational initiative is to enhance the professional capacity of trade union activists and develop their skills in addressing pressing issues within labor collectives.
The training program of the “Trade Union Leadership School” is aimed at equipping trade union members with modern technologies and teaching advanced approaches to managing complex situations in labor relations.
The meeting was opened by the project coordinator, Deputy Director of the Trade Union Communications Center of the FTURK, Lazzat Yeszhanova. She noted that today a trade union leader must be not only an organizer, but also a skilled negotiator and mediator.
The seminar speaker was Lyudmila Golenkova, a lawyer from the Trade Union Center of the North Kazakhstan Region. In her speech, she emphasized that behind every labor issue stands a person, their family, and the fate of the collective.
The lecture topic — “The Development of Labor Law Norms of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Social Partnership Documents” — covered the system of acts ranging from the General Agreement to collective agreements at enterprises.
“Social partnership documents are a ‘living’ tool that allows general legal norms to be adapted to the specifics of a particular sector or enterprise. A collective agreement must expand the package of social guarantees, improve working conditions, and enhance safety levels,” Lyudmila Golenkova emphasized.
At the end of the seminar, participants asked questions of concern and received guidance on legal norms.
Summing up the meeting, the project author Lazzat Yeszhanova announced the date of the next session and encouraged participants to actively apply the skills gained in their daily work.
It is worth noting that the FTURK educational project “Trade Union Leadership School” has been successfully implemented for four years. This year marks the seventh stage of the program, involving more than 100 activists from 13 sectoral trade unions.
Trade Union Communications Center of the FTURK