Over 17 000 people resettled in Kazakhstan under Employment Road Map 2020 program

ASTANA. KAZINFORM More than 17 000 people (around 5 000 families) have been resettled in Kazakhstan under the Employment Road Map 2020 governmental program since 2011.

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According to the press service of the Kazakh Ministry of Healthcare and Social Development, out of them 8 400 are of employable age. 6 500 of them or 77.3% have already been provided with jobs.

All the families were provided with housing at the expense of the government. 30% of families live in houses and 70% live in  blocks of flats. 1 223 private houses, 108  blocks of flats and 12 dormitories were built in total.

4 428 people were resettled to Karaganda region, 3 1445 – to Pavlodar region and 2 529 people – to the East Kazakhstan region.

Recall, that the third area of the Employment Road Map 2020 program provides for employment assistance through training and resettlement. Thus,  1 200 people were moved in 2015 from the settlements with low-economic potential.