Kairat Toroev was appointed the Head of the Youth Council of the General Confederation of Trade Unions
Kairat Toroev became the Head of the Youth Council of the General Confederation of Trade Unions. The decision was unanimously adopted by the participants of the meeting of the GCTU Youth Council on December 7 in Moscow. The event was attended by 13 council members from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Belarus, Russia and Kyrgyzstan.
The current Chairman of the Youth Council, Aigerim Berdybekova, spoke about the implementation of the GCTU youth policy in 2025. She summarized the experience of the member organizations and outlined the main achievements.
“The youth policy of the member organizations of the General Confederation of Trade Unions demonstrates a dynamic development and transformation from an auxiliary direction into a key strategic resource. By joining forces, exchanging best practices and focusing on concrete results for the younger trade union generation, we are not only strengthening our organizations, but also making a decisive contribution to building a fair and sustainable future of labor in the CIS space. Generational solidarity, supported by modern approaches and real deeds, is the key to the continued success and development of the trade union movement,” Aigerim Berdybekova noted.
Kairat Toroev addressed in his turn the members of the Council. He thanked his colleagues for their trust and outlined three strategic areas of work for the year 2026. The first one is analytics, youth employment monitoring, and preparation of proposals for intergovernmental bodies. The second one is digital transformation, developing a position on artificial intelligence and the digital economy, and working on a law on platform employment. The third area is solidarity, support for young workers, participation in the resolution of labor disputes and international campaigns. In addition, the Youth Council is planning to hold the GCTU winter and summer schools and establish systematic information work.
“We must become the authors of decisions that will affect the work of young people in the CIS,” said Kairat Toroev.
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