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By Gulgiz Dadashova

A session of the senior officials of the Labor Ministries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is to be held in Baku with the steering support of the Azerbaijani Labor and Social Ministry on April 23-24. Meanwhile, the conference of the labor ministers of these states is due on April 25-26.

The first meeting of the OIC Labour Ministers was held in Istanbul on September 10, 2011. Then, the Azerbaijani Labour and Social Protection Ministry initiated to hold the next meeting in Baku with the aim to ensure the duration of the discussed prospects for cooperation.

This initiative has received the unanimous support of the Secretariat. The OIC and the ministry have agreed to conduct the aforementioned activities in Baku.

The ministry reported that the upcoming events will contribute to promotion of sustainable development of the platform among countries, presentation and exchange of progressive ideas and innovation, as well as development of the labor market in Azerbaijan, reduction of unemployment and improvement of the welfare of the population.

The OIC was founded on Sept.25, 1969 at a conference of the heads of Muslim countries in Rabat to ensure Islamic solidarity in the social, economic and political fields, the struggle against colonialism, neocolonialism and racism and to support the Palestine Liberation Organization.

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Central African Republic, Russia, as well as the Moro National Liberation Front in the Philippines and several organizations (UN, NAM, etc.) have observer status in the organization. The headquarters of the organization is located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.