A Representative of ENU’s Trade Union Organization Took Part in Discussions on Women’s Labour Rights in Uralsk

Gulmira Ospanova, Chair of the Women's Affairs Commission of the Primary Trade Union Organization representing employees of L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, participated in the national seminar and training session entitled “Gender Equality and Labour Rights in Trade Union Practice within the Framework of the UN Sustainable Development Goals,” held in Uralsk.

The event focused on key issues related to protecting women's labour rights, ensuring safe and decent working conditions, promoting gender equality, supporting motherhood and childhood, and strengthening the role of women in the trade union movement.

The seminar brought together Aigul Mukasheva, Chair of the Kazakhstan Sectoral Trade Union of Education, Science and Higher Education Workers; Gulnara Zhumageldiyeva, Deputy Chair of the Federation of Trade Unions of the Republic of Kazakhstan and Chair of its Gender Commission; Indira Sakauova, Chair of the Republican Commission on Working Women's Affairs; as well as experts in labour law, trade union communications, and women's leadership.

During the seminar, participants exchanged professional experience, discussed modern approaches to protecting labour rights, and identified key priorities for trade union organizations in ensuring equal opportunities for women.

Participation in such events helps strengthen interregional cooperation, improve mechanisms for protecting women's rights and legitimate interests, and advance trade union initiatives aimed at promoting gender equality.