Over 9,000 violations of Azeri labor laws revealed in 2009
Azerbaijan’s State Labor Inspectorate revealed 9,124 violations of
the country’s labor laws by employers in 2009, the inspectorate
chief has said.
Nabi Shukurlu told a news conference Wednesday that a scrutiny of the violations has shown that 22 percent of the violations concerned failure to sign employment contracts or meet their requirements. 13.3 percent of the irregularities pertained to shortfalls in the calculation and payment of wages, while 12.3 percent with failure to meet safety regulations, 9.3 percent with labor protection, and 6 percent with the payment of social allowances.
A large number of the violations – 2,038 – were discovered in industrial enteprrises, while 1,942 were revealed in trade and public catering outlets. A number of shortfalls were found in the utilities and healthcare sectors as well.*
Nabi Shukurlu told a news conference Wednesday that a scrutiny of the violations has shown that 22 percent of the violations concerned failure to sign employment contracts or meet their requirements. 13.3 percent of the irregularities pertained to shortfalls in the calculation and payment of wages, while 12.3 percent with failure to meet safety regulations, 9.3 percent with labor protection, and 6 percent with the payment of social allowances.
A large number of the violations – 2,038 – were discovered in industrial enteprrises, while 1,942 were revealed in trade and public catering outlets. A number of shortfalls were found in the utilities and healthcare sectors as well.*
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