Panel consultation on the ILO’s Future of Work Initiative in Azerbaijan

The panel consultations covered four themes: Demographic situation and impact of migration processes on labour market; Impact of technological development on labour market and employment; Role of Decent Work in welfare of people; Role of Education and Training in development of labour market. The panel consultations were led by the Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Protection Matin Karimli. The results of panel consultations were presented at the tripartite event on Future of Work in Baku on 29 March 2017 with participation of the ILO Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia Heinz Koller. Minister of Labour and Social Protection Salim Muslumov, Chairman of Labour and Social Policy Committee of the Parliament Hadi Rajabli, Chairman of Azerbaijan Trade Unions Confederation Sattar Mehbaliyev and President of the National Confederation of Employers (Entrepreneurs) of Azerbaijan Mammad Musayev welcomed the participants.

The ILO Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia Heinz Koller made an introduction at the opening ceremony. Senior Employment Specialist of the ILO DWT/CO-Moscow Mikhail Pouchkin provided an overview of the ILO Future of Work Initiative. The ILO Master Trainer Azad Rahimov briefed on the ministry’s initiative to create a group of professional trainers on employment and development. Emil Asgarov – National Expert – made a special presentation of the National Report “Future of Work Initiative”.

The participants noted that in fact the ILO has already assisted the country in designing a package of forward-looking policy measures aimed to tackle a new economic reality and challenges of the future. The package covered macroeconomic measures, employment policy, economy diversification measures and institutional measures such as modernization of the Public Employment Service.