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Azerbaijan: Minister: $126m allocated to preserve salaries of hired workers in Azerbaijan amid COVID-19

Submitted by cambrosio on Wed, 04/15/2020 - 11:43

azernews.az (08.04.2020) A program of compensating for the damage caused to the entrepreneurs and their employees as a result of coronavirus has been launched in Azerbaijan. The program will cover 300,000 employees, 42,000 employers, and about 300,000 private or micro-entrepreneurs. The Azerbaijani government allocated 215 million manat ($126 million) to preserve the salaries of the hired workers. The average monthly salary as of January - 712 manat ($418) - will be taken as the main criterion for partial payment of the workers' salaries. A program on providing micro entrepreneurs and priva

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Azerbaijan raises minimum wage by $41, and minimum pension by $23

Submitted by dfabbri on Mon, 06/24/2019 - 09:18

jam-news.net (20.06.2019)  The minimum wage in Azerbaijan will increase from 180 to 250 manat [from $106 to $148]. Starting October 1, the size of the minimum pension will also increase, from 160 to 200 manat [from $95 to $118]

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Azerbaijan to create 31 social security centers until 2025

Submitted by dfabbri on Mon, 05/20/2019 - 08:47

azernews (17.05.2019) The delegations from various countries are in Azerbaijan to participate in the Regional Social Security Forum for Europe held by International Social Security Association (ISSA), Trend reports referring to the Azerbaijani Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population on May 17. The representatives of the delegations visited the Center for Sustainable and Operational Social Security (DOST), established under the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population, and the first center of DOST.

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ISSA RSSF: Ministry of Labor of Azerbaijan talks wage increases

Submitted by dfabbri on Tue, 05/14/2019 - 11:17

menafn. (14.05.2019) Key reforms have been carried out in recent years aimed at improving the welfare of the population in Azerbaijan, the Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of Azerbaijan Sahil Babayev said at the ISSA Regional Social Security Forum for Europe held in Baku, Trend reports.

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President of International Social Security Association hails Azerbaijani government’s efforts to improve social security of population

Submitted by fabbri on Fri, 07/13/2018 - 10:11

Azertac (11.07.2018) resident of the International Social Security Association (ISSA), Director General of the German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV) Joachim Breuer has commended the Azerbaijani government for its efforts to improve social security of population, as he met with the country’s Deputy Prime Minister Ali Ahmadov.

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Azerbaijan and Ukraine to cooperate on population’s social protection

Submitted by monitor on Mon, 04/10/2017 - 11:33

ABC (27.01.2017) Labour & Social Protection Salim Muslimov of Azerbaijan and Social Policy Minister Andriy Reva of Ukraine signed a program of cooperation in Baku.
The Azerbaijani Ministry of Labour & Social Protection informs that the Program of Cooperation between the two countries’ social ministries was signed today during the Baku visit of the Ukrainian minister.

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Azerbaijan and Ukraine to cooperate on population’s social protection

Submitted by monitor on Wed, 04/05/2017 - 16:15

ABC (27.01.2017) Labour & Social Protection Salim Muslimov of Azerbaijan and Social Policy Minister Andriy Reva of Ukraine signed a program of cooperation in Baku.
The Azerbaijani Ministry of Labour & Social Protection informs that the Program of Cooperation between the two countries’ social ministries was signed today during the Baku visit of the Ukrainian minister.

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