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The next online meeting of the ATUC Executive Committee was held

15 Jul 2020

The next online meeting of the ATUC Executive Committee was held on July 15. At the meeting, ATUC Chairman, MP S. Mohbaliyev informed the members of the Executive Committee about the issues included in the agenda.

At the beginning of the meeting, at the suggestion of S. Mohbaliyev, the memory of our servicemen killed as a result of the violation of our borders by the Armenian armed forces in the direction of Tovuz was commemorated with a minute of silence.
The meeting took into account the General Collective Agreement for 2020-2022 signed by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Confederation of Trade Unions of Azerbaijan and the National Confederation of Entrepreneurs (Employers) of the Republic of Azerbaijan on March 19, 2020. The Republican Committees of the Sectoral Trade Unions have been instructed to use the Recommendations reflecting the position of the trade unions when preparing the sectoral (tariff) agreement and collective agreement for 2020-2022. The meeting approved an action plan for the implementation of the General Collective Agreement.
The meeting discussed the results of the republican competition for the best enterprise (organization) of the year for the creation of healthy and safe working conditions in 2019. It was noted that more than 2,720 enterprises and organizations took part in the competition. Documents of 50 winning enterprises and organizations from 236 enterprises representing 22 trade unions were sent to the ATUC for awards. Taking into account the proposals made at the meeting of the relevant ATUC commission on the competition on May 5, 2020, the Executive Committee of the ATUC decided to award the winners of the republican competition in 2019 with ATUC diplomas and gifts. It was also recommended that the trade unions take measures to encourage the participating labor inspectors, staff and organizations, along with the winners of 2019, along with the republican committees, federations and unions.
The meeting of the Executive Committee discussed the gender statistics of Azerbaijani trade unions in 2019, the activities and statistical reports of sports organizations of Azerbaijani trade unions on the results of 2019 and other issues.
 Then, the issue of continuing to provide financial assistance to low-income families, the elderly, unemployed citizens, as well as trade union members in the event of a pandemic was discussed, and it was decided to allocate funds in accordance with the distribution of the Executive Committee.
At the end of the meeting, ATUC Chairman, MP Sattar Mohbaliyev conveyed his views on each of the issues discussed to the members of the Executive Committee and made recommendations.
The participants of the meeting listened to the ATUC chairman's report on the actions of the provocative forces entering the building of the Milli Majlis on the night of July 15 and strongly condemned these actions.