BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 16. A new charter of
the Azerbaijan Trade Unions Confederation (ATUC) has been drawn up
and submitted for discussion by the congress representatives as one
of the key stages of regulatory and legal modernization, ATUC
Chairman Sahib Mammadov said at the 8th Congress of the Azerbaijan
Trade Unions Confederation (ATUC) held in Baku today, Trend reports.
According to him, a draft law on amendments to the law of
Azerbaijan 'On trade unions' has been prepared, widely discussed
with the participation of experts, and submitted as
appropriate.
"Within the framework of ATUC Plus, bonuses, discounts, and
special benefits will be applied for trade union members. The
implementation of the project starts from today," he added.
At the Congress of Azerbaijan Trade Unions on February 5-6,
1993, AHIK was founded. A voluntary union of interbranch
associations and the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, the trade
union defends and supports its members' labor, social, and economic
rights and interests. AHIK links 18,610 unions. Total trade union
membership is 1,600,000. 26 branch trade unions form AHIK. The
Trade Union Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan was passed on
February 24, 1994.
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