Published
10/07/2026, 10:43Ten Kyrgyz citizens who had been working in Russia were paid outstanding wages totalling 1,872,000 KGS following the intervention of the representative office of the Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Migration of the Kyrgyz Republic.
This followed a collective complaint from the workers, who reported that UMK LLC had failed to pay their wages.
The Ministry of Labour’s representative office held negotiations with the employer and attempted to resolve the dispute out of court. Following the agreements reached, on 30 September the company settled its debts with all ten citizens who had lodged the complaint.
On average, the payment amounted to around 187,000 KGS per person, although the actual amount owed to each worker may vary.
The issue of wage arrears remains a pressing concern within Kyrgyzstan as well. According to official statistics, as at 1 August 2026, enterprises and organisations across the republic owed their employees 76.8 million KGS. This figure does not include small businesses.
Over the year, the total amount of arrears fell by 7.6 per cent, and by 9.1 per cent compared with the previous month.
Almost half of the total amount is attributable to the Chui Region — 37.6 million KGS, or 49 per cent of the country’s total arrears. A further 19.5 million KGS have accumulated in the Jalal-Abad region – 25.3 per cent of the total – and 15.3 million KGS in the Batken region, or 19.9 per cent.
In the Issyk-Kul and Naryn regions, the arrears amounted to 1.2 million KGS each. Official statistics for the Osh and Talas regions do not reflect any arrears as of this date, whilst companies in Bishkek also have no outstanding debts to their employees.
Thus, although wage arrears within the country are decreasing, as of early August, employers in Kyrgyzstan still owed their employees nearly 77 million KGS.
