State Commission discussed fight against informal employment

In Baku, the next meeting of the Commission on the Regulation and Coordination of Labor Relations was held.

According to the message published on the website of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population, the meeting was discussed at the meeting, done during 2022, the results achieved and the upcoming tasks as part of the “Plan of measures to prevent informal employment in the Azerbaijan Republic”, approved by the Presidential Decree dated October 9, 2017.

Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the Commission Ali Akhmedov gave detailed information about the work done last year, achievements in the field of preventing informal employment. He noted that the number of notifications of the conclusion of labor contracts over the past year increased by 37 percent.

Later, reports of other members of the commission were heard. The discussions were attended by the Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the population, Sakhil Babaev, chairman of the State Committee for Statistics Tair Budagov, chairman of the State Agency for Service of Citizens and Social Innovation under the President of Azerbaijan Ulvi Mekhtiev, Deputy Minister of Economy Sahybus Alekperov and other officials.

A draft report on the implementation of the “Plan of measures to prevent informal employment in the Azerbaijan Republic” was discussed and adopted. This report will be presented to the president.