BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 18. The wage fund in
Azerbaijan increased 3.2 times in the period from 2018 through
2025, including a 3.6-fold increase in the non-state sector,
Azerbaijan's Minister of Labor and Social Protection Anar Aliyev
said at the Dayaq award ceremony, Trend reports.
"In 2018-2025, the number of employment contracts increased by
45 percent, or 595,000, with 92% of this growth accounted for by
the private sector. During this period, the wage fund in the
country grew 3.2 times, including 3.6 times in the non-state
sector. To ensure active employment of the population and in
response to the challenges of the modern labor market, the
Employment Strategy of the Republic of Azerbaijan for 2019-2030,
approved by the relevant decree of the head of state, forms the
basis of long-term state policy in the field of employment, aimed
at ensuring effective employment of the population," the minister
said.
According to Aliyev, since the beginning of the reforms, more
than 2.1 million people have been covered by active employment
promotion measures.
“Of these, 823,000 people were employed, more than 54,000 people
in 82 professional fields received vocational training, and 111,000
people were involved in the self-employment program,” he noted.
