The trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Serbia increased by 55.4 percent in the first five months of 2021, and by 6.3 percent in 2020, Azerbaijan’s Labor and Social Protection of Population Minister Sahil Babayev said.

Azerbaijan’s President llham Aliyev has given apartments to families of the two journalists who lost their lives in a mine explosion in liberated in Kalbajar region, the Labor and Social Protection of the Population Ministry’s press service has reported.

Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia have signed a memorandum of understanding on labor cooperation.

Azerbaijan and the European Union have discussed joint social projects and cooperation in the field of social reforms and improvement of the social protection system.

Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population has provided more apartments to another group of martyrs' families and disabled war veterans.

The revenues of the State Social Protection Fund under the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population increased by 6.6 percent or AZN 142.8 million ($83.9M) and amounted to AZN 2.3 billion ($1.3bn) during the period of January-May 2021, the ministry’s press service has reported.

Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population has provided 40 more apartments to citizens affected by 2020 Karabakh War and by the Chernobyl disaster of 1986.

One of the main activities of Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population is the development of flexible employment programs for the population, which will return to the liberated territories, Anar Aliyev, Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of Azerbaijan, said, Trend reports.

Azerbaijan has increased social assistance payments by 22.9 percent during the period of January-October 2020, Ministry of Labor and Social Protection has reported.

Azerbaijan continues to provide apartments to martyrs’ families and disabled war veterans.