Azerbaijan leads CIS states for youth employment

/By Azernews/

By Rashid Shirinov

Azerbaijan is the leader among the CIS countries in solving the problems of youth employment, Minister for Labor and Social Protection of Population Salim Muslumov said at the conference on the preparation of the Decent Work Programme for 2016-2020.

He noted that measures to promote youth employment in Azerbaijan are highly appreciated by the international community.

“Azerbaijan is the only CIS country, which entered the Top-10 countries on the decision of problems of youth employment, drawn up by the International Labour Organization (ILO). The employment strategy, approved by the head of state in 2005, and other state programs are highly valued in many international forums,” Muslumov said.

Currently, the rate of unemployment in Azerbaijan stands slightly above 5 percent, while this figure is 10% among young generation.

For last five years, The State Employment Service under the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection has provided employment for about 30,000 people. Most of them are young people. In total, over the past 10 years, the number of people attracted to professional training courses by employment agencies and receiving additional education increased 2.5 times.