ITUC General Secretary Sharan Burrow said "The Kazakh authorities are acting in violation of the country’s Constitution and its international legal obligations to respect workers’ rights to union membership. Kazakhstan is one of the top ten violators of workers’ rights in the world, and we are calling on the EU to put this issue at the centre of their discussions with the government."
ITUC General Secretary Sharan Burrow said "The Kazakh authorities are acting in violation of the country’s Constitution and its international legal obligations to respect workers’ rights to union membership. Kazakhstan is one of the top ten violators of workers’ rights in the world, and we are calling on the EU to put this issue at the centre of their discussions with the government."