On November 4, an international scientific and practical conference entitled “The Role of Trade Unions in Promoting International Labour Standards and Sustainable Development” is being held at the Archabil Hotel in Ashgabat. The event is organized with the participation of the International Labour Organization (ILO). This was reported by Turkmenportal.

The conference is attended by representatives of the Mejlis, the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Population of Turkmenistan, the National Trade Union Center, the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, UN and ILO agencies, the International Trade Union Confederation, trade union associations from foreign countries, research institutions and universities.

The opening session featured speeches by Oguljennet Berdiliyeva, Chairperson of the National Trade Union Center of Turkmenistan, Annamukhammet Sardzhayev, Chairperson of the Mejlis Committee on Social Policy, Mukhammetseyit Sylapov, Minister of Labour and Social Protection of the Population, Sergius Glowackas, Head of the ILO Bureau for Workers' Activities, Narine Saakyan, UNDP Resident Representative in Turkmenistan, and Jalpa Ratna, UNICEF Representative in Turkmenistan.

As part of the high-level session “Social Dialogue as a Tool for Ensuring Sustainable Development and Social Stability”, heads of delegations from trade union associations of Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Mongolia and Türkiye, as well as Anton Leppik, Executive Secretary of the Pan-European Regional Council of the International Trade Union Confederation, are delivering speeches.

Participants are discussing the role of trade unions in ensuring decent work and social justice, the importance of international labour standards for socio-economic development, and the contribution of trade union organizations to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

Representatives of trade unions from Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, Türkiye and the Republic of Korea are taking part in the discussions.