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Industrial Trade Union of Mechanical Engineers & LLP Alstom Kazakhstan
Lead NCPKazakhstan
Supporting NCP(s)France
DescriptionSpecific instance alleging a non-observance of the OECD Guidelines.
Theme(s)Human rights, Employment and industrial relations
Date1 Dec 2022
Host country(ies)Kazakhstan
SourceTrade Union
Industry sectorManufacturing
StatusIn progress
Summary

Read the Initial Assessment published 15 January 2024: English


On 1 December 2022, the Industrial Trade Union of Mechanical Engineers submitted a specific instance to the NCP of Kazakhstan alleging that LLP «Alstom Kazakhstan», the Kazakhstan country office of the French manufacturing company Alstom, had not observed the Human Rights (Chapter IV) or Employment and Industrial Relations (Chapter V) provisions of the Guidelines. Specifically, the submitters alleged that the company had violated the terms of an Industry Agreement in accordance with national legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the rights of trade unions. Parallel proceedings are ongoing with the company and submitter in accordance with national law.

On 15 January 2024, the NCP published an initial assessment deciding that the specific instance merited further examination and would move to good offices.


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