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• Urgent Help Wanted

  Came across the site Mojazarplata.kz [MySalary][RU]. The site is only in Russian so it’s not much use to expats but it seems like an interesting resource for tracking salaries, jobs in demand and other work trends. There’s a few surveys you can fill out, including one on whether or not your work is violating labor […]

  3/08/10 • (4)

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  Disabled People Suffer

  There was a sad article the other day in Eurasianet about problems faced by disabled in Kyrgyzstan. I post it here because unfortunately many of the same problems exist in Kazakhstan. After doing a bit of research on the subject, I see there’s still a lot of work to be done to integrate disabled people […]

  11/24/09 • (3)

• What Exactly is Banned?

  According to an article by Interfax, wearing the hijab in Kazakhstan schools is forbidden. Apparently a student in Taraz wanted to wear one and the school administration did not allow her to, citing rules regarding the school uniform and the Taraz city education department supported this decision. Interestingly, apparently the Minster of Justice wrote on […]

  10/02/09 • (1)

• Child Labor is Free Labor

  Following up on Patrick Frost’s article on Child Labor in Central Asia at Central Asia, I have a couple of anecdotes that I have been collecting on child labor in Kazakhstan. One tradition that I gather is a carry-over from Soviet times is the Subbotnik where people volunteer their time on Saturdays to do community […]

  8/08/08 • (Comments Off on Child Labor is Free Labor)

• Foreign Firms Hate Kazakhs

  According to the Prosecutor General’s Office, there are up to 245 cases of foreign firms discriminating against Kazakhstan citizens. “Discrimination against Kazakh citizens can be observed both at the stage of signing individual labour contracts and during the entire employment process – while exercising the right to safe working conditions, the right to conclude a […]

  7/31/08 • (Comments Off on Foreign Firms Hate Kazakhs)

• More Turkish-Kazakh Violence

  According to Turkish news sources, a group of 30 masked men in Almaty attacked 40 Turkish workers Thursday night. The workers were employees of the Turkish company B.N.N. Pegasus (which I assume is a construction company since it has a “camp”, but honestly I can’t find anything about this company written in English) and staying […]

  1/26/08 • (1)

• Of Salons and Socialism

  I went to get my haircut this weekend at, I might note, a fairly expensive (but conveniently located) salon. There was a sign on the door that said “Veterans of the Great Patriotic War will get free haircuts, and pensioners get discounted haircuts on Tuesday and Thursday from 10am – 2pm” We asked about this […]

  11/06/06 • (Comments Off on Of Salons and Socialism)

• Customer Service! EDITED 19.10.06

  From time to time, I want to post about life here in the eyes of the American and share some anecdotes or strange situations that I run into. I am fully aware that I am the outsider here with my biases, and my intent isn’t to shame Kazakhstan or degrade Kazakhs. In fact, I would […]

  10/16/06 • (Comments Off on Customer Service! EDITED 19.10.06)