More than 2.3 million jobs in Kazakhstan during quarantine

AKIPRESS.COM - Since the beginning of this year wage arrears for 4.2 billion tenge were repaid, the rights of 31 thousand employees were protected, said primeminister.kz.
More than 2.3 million jobs were saved under the signed memorandums. Despite the global economic crisis caused by the pandemic, it was possible to keep unemployment at 5%.
According to the rating of labor market efficiency of the Global Competitiveness Index of the World Economic Forum, Kazakhstan has risen from 30th to 25th place. In order to reduce the level of industrial injuries and improve working conditions, the Roadmap is being implemented to reduce industrial injuries and jobs with harmful working conditions until 2023.
During the quarantine period, 4.6 million people received social benefits in the amount of 475 billion tenge for loss of income. Preservation of jobs for 2.3 million workers is ensured.
This year, measures to ensure employment, including the Employment Roadmap, Enbek and other state programs, covered 1,390,000 people, of which 730000 were provided with permanent jobs.