In August 2011, the company was four months into a wildcat strike at Uzenmunaigas. On 2 August, Zhaksylyk Turbaev, a trade union member working for an oilfield service company in Zhanaozen, was killed. On 24 August 2011, the 18-year-old daughter of an elected member of the strike committee was found dead and apparently murdered, according to the striker.
In August 2011, a wildcat strike at Uzenmunaigas led to tragic events. On August 2nd, Zhaksylyk Turbaev, a trade union member working for an oilfield service company in Zhanaozen, was killed.  On August 24th, the 18-year-old daughter of an elected strike committee member was found dead and suspected to have been murdered by strikers.