Over 150,000 Kazakhstanis Are Working Abroad, Says Vice Minister
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First Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Protection Askarbek Yertayev said that 156,000 citizens of Kazakhstan are currently working abroad, Orda.kz reports.
According to data for the first nine months of 2025, the majority — 128,000 people — are employed in Russia, followed by about 15,000 in South Korea, 2,600 in Poland, and 1,400 in the United Kingdom.
Yertayev recalled that on October 20, 2025, President Qasym-Jomart Toqayev signed an agreement between the governments of Kazakhstan and Qatar on the employment of Kazakh citizens abroad.
As part of this agreement, vacancies from Qatari employers will be posted on the Migration.enbek.kz website,
he specified.
In addition, a labor migration memorandum with the United Kingdom will take effect on January 1, 2025.
According to Yertayev, work is also underway to sign similar agreements and memorandums with South Korea, the UAE, Slovakia, Sweden, Japan, Italy, Norway, the Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, and Finland.
Meanwhile, 25,000 Kazakhstanis will be offered public-sector jobs, he added.
Original Author: Artyom Volkov
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