The Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan has developed a package of amendments to the current regulatory legal acts in the sphere of regulating the issues of voluntary resettlement of citizens from labor-surplus to labor-deficit regions.

The draft order of the Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Amendments and Supplements to the Order of the Acting Minister of Health and Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated January 15, 2016 No. 20 "On Approval of the Rules for Inclusion in the Regional Quota for the Admission of Candaces and Migrants" and the order of the Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated June 22, 2023 No. 234 "On Approval of the Rules for the Voluntary Resettlement of Persons to Increase Labor Mobility" have been posted on the Open Regulatory Legal Acts portal for public discussion until November 5, 2024.

This package of amendments has been developed taking into account the identified problematic issues and recommendations of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan.In particular, the following changes are envisaged:

1) the verification by employees of career centers of documents submitted by a resettler or candidate, information on the real estate property acquired using the cash payment under the economic mobility certificate, for their completeness and accuracy, by visiting the transaction site for its full and thorough inspection;

2) expanding the right of labor mobility centers to appeal the results of the valuation of the acquired real estate;

3) securing an additional basis for refusing to issue an economic mobility certificate if a resettler or candidate intends to buy housing that was previously acquired using the payment under the economic mobility certificate;

4) excluding the right of resettlers to work outside the region of resettlement.

At the same time, we inform you that state services for inclusion in the regional quota for the admission of candidates and resettlers and for the provision of state support measures for voluntary resettlement are planned to be automated from March 2025. Thus, contact between service recipients and employees of career centers will be excluded, which will minimize corruption risks.

Digitalization of these types of public services will also ensure clear monitoring of the fulfillment of contractual obligations between resettlement participants and labor mobility centers.

The adoption of this draft order will not entail negative socio-economic and/or legal consequences.More details about the document can be found on the «Ашық НҚА» portal at the link.

 

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