Article 16. Trade union rights The Law on Trade Unions

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1. Trade unions have the right to:

1) to represent and protect the rights and interests of its members, as well as to be representatives of employees in relations with government agencies within their powers, employers, associations of private business entities (associations, unions), and other public organizations;

2) file lawsuits in court to protect the rights and interests of its members, act in their interests during mediation, in court, labor arbitration or arbitration, in government agencies, and provide them with other legal assistance;

3) apply to state bodies for the cancellation, in whole or in part, or the amendment of regulatory legal acts adopted by them that infringe on the rights and legitimate interests of trade union members;

4) appeal, in accordance with the procedure established by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan, acts of state bodies infringing on the rights and legitimate interests of trade union members;

5) participate in the pre-trial resolution of labor disputes;

6) participate in the resolution of individual and collective labor disputes in accordance with the labor legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on mediation;

7) exercise public control over the observance of the rights and legitimate interests of its members in accordance with this Law;

8) negotiate, conclude agreements and collective agreements;

9) to form monetary funds;

10) as part of the industrial council for occupational safety and health, organize joint actions with the employer to ensure occupational safety requirements, prevent occupational injuries and diseases, as well as to conduct inspections of working conditions and occupational safety at workplaces;

11) participate in the development of regulatory legal acts affecting the labor and social rights and interests of citizens, including employment issues;

12) in accordance with agreements and collective agreements, in compliance with the rules of occupational safety and health, visit the workplaces of trade union members in the person of their representatives to study and take measures to ensure normal working conditions;

13) organize and hold strikes and peaceful gatherings in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

14) to make proposals to state bodies on bringing to justice persons who violate the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on trade unions, who fail to fulfill obligations stipulated by agreements and collective agreements;

15) engage in publishing activities, cover their work in the press and other mass media, including organizations;

16) own, use and dispose of property belonging to the trade union by right of ownership;

17) to carry out production and economic activities in the interests of its members in accordance with the statutory objectives;

18) participate in the implementation of measures to ensure employment of the population.

2. The legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, agreements and collective agreements may establish other trade union rights.

The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated June 27, 2014 No. 211-V SAM.

This Law regulates public relations resulting from the exercise by citizens of the constitutional right to freedom of association, the creation, operation, reorganization and liquidation of trade unions.

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