A meeting was held at the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Population with experts from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

At the meeting held as part of the “Quality Jobs and the Future of Work” project, Fuad Heydarov, Head of the Labour Policy Department of the Ministry, noted that Azerbaijan has acceded to 60 Conventions and 1 Protocol of the International Labour Organization (ILO). He highlighted the progress made in improving labour legislation based on these Conventions.

Carlos Alberto, ADB Labour Market Expert, emphasized the importance of referring to ILO standards in the process of reforms in the field of employment relations. The meeting addressed the key advantages of the legal and institutional framework regulating occupational safety and health, as well as the national occupational safety and health system.

Discussions were also held on these issues, as well as on aligning the Unified Tariff and Qualification Reference Books with ISCO-08.