What's happening in Kazakstan?

• Workers from the Zhanaozen-based BerAli Mangistau Company (oil company) gathered in the capital city of Astana on Monday evening.
• They are demanding a solution to unemployment.
• Protestors said they would stay near the Energy Ministry building until their demands are met.

Updates:

1. Police detained the protestors.
2. Workers at several oilfield services in Zhanaozen announced they were suspending work in protest at the detention of their colleagues in Astana.

Extra information:

• Since August last year, these oil workers have been working at the Berali Mangistau Company, but in April of this year they were left without work due to the termination of the contract between Ozenmunaigas and Berali Mangistau Company for underground well workover. Representatives of Ozenmunaigas JSC stated that they had entered into an agreement with another company, KezBi LLP, but the workers refused to work on the same terms.

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• Что происходит в Казахстане? Рабочие жанаозенского предприятия "БерАли Мангистау" (нефтяная компания) собрались в понедельник вечером в столице Астане.
• Они требуют решения проблемы безработицы. Протестующие заявили, что будут находиться возле здания Министерства энергетики до тех пор, пока их требования не будут выполнены.