ProjectProject « «PromotionPromotion of of rights andrights and representation representation

ofof workers in informal workers in informal labour relationslabour relations»»ITUC/PERC-FNV ATUC ITUC/PERC-FNV ATUC

(AHIK)(AHIK)

I. I. PROJECT REALIZATION PROJECT REALIZATION STAGESSTAGES● ● beginning of the projectbeginning of the project● ● scalescale, , tendencies and content oftendencies and content of informal economy in Azerbaijaninformal economy in Azerbaijan● ● awareness raisingawareness raising● ● working with social partnersworking with social partners● ● organizingorganizingII. SOME ACHIEVEMENTS. II. SOME ACHIEVEMENTS. III.III. SOME DIFFICULTIES.SOME DIFFICULTIES.IV. RESULTSIV. RESULTS. . CONCLUSIONSCONCLUSIONS..RECOMMENDATIONS.RECOMMENDATIONS.

I. I. PROJECT REALIZATION PROJECT REALIZATION STAGESSTAGES ● ● beginning of the projectbeginning of the project February 2008February 2008meeting of ATUC Congress meeting of ATUC Congress delegation with President of delegation with President of Azerbaijan RepublicAzerbaijan Republic

I. I. PROJECT REALIZATION PROJECT REALIZATION STAGESSTAGES ● ● beginning of the beginning of the projectproject

MarchMarch 2008 2008

FirstFirst seminarseminar for the trade union activistsfor the trade union activists withwith social partners participationsocial partners participation ( (Ministry of Ministry of LabourLabour, , Ministry of TaxesMinistry of Taxes, , Ministry of Ministry of EconomyEconomy, , Social Protection FundSocial Protection Fund, , Employers Employers ConfederationConfederation)) MayMay – – DecemberDecember 2008 2008

Working group formingWorking group forming, , development of development of action planaction plan, , preparation ofpreparation of brochurebrochure onon informal economyinformal economy, , analyticanalytic reportreport

I. I. PROJECT REALIZATION STAGESPROJECT REALIZATION STAGES ● ● scalescale, , tendencies and content oftendencies and content of informal economy in Azerbaijaninformal economy in Azerbaijan ((with reference to analytic reportwith reference to analytic report)) size ofsize of informal economyinformal economybased on cost indicatorsbased on cost indicators officialofficial statisticsstatistics – 16 – 18 % – 16 – 18 % ILOILO andand internationalinternational expertsexperts – 60 – 60 %%based on number of workersbased on number of workers official official statisticsstatistics – 8 – 10 % – 8 – 10 % international international organizationsorganizations – 60 % – 60 % weight ofweight of covered bycovered by socialsocial insuranceinsurance - 41.4 % - 41.4 %TendencyTendency – – reductionreduction ( (consensus of opinionconsensus of opinion inin differentdifferent approachesapproaches))

I. I. PROJECT REALIZATION STAGESPROJECT REALIZATION STAGES ● ● scalescale, , tendencies and content oftendencies and content of informal economy in Azerbaijaninformal economy in Azerbaijan ((with reference to analytic reportwith reference to analytic report))

20002000 20082008State budget State budget expenditures in expenditures in percent to GDPpercent to GDP

16.116.1 28.328.3

Percent of contract Percent of contract labourerslabourers 32.832.8 34.834.8Informal workers Informal workers wage in percent to wage in percent to average wage in the average wage in the countrycountry

5050

91.4 (2005 г.)91.4 (2005 г.)

I. I. PROJECT REALIZATION PROJECT REALIZATION STAGESSTAGES ● ● scalescale, , tendencies and tendencies and content ofcontent of informal economy in informal economy in AzerbaijanAzerbaijan ((with reference to with reference to analytic reportanalytic report)) Branch structure of Branch structure of informal economyinformal economy agricultureagriculture constructionconstruction tradetrade and human servicesand human services transporttransport

I. I. PROJECT REALIZATION STAGESPROJECT REALIZATION STAGES ● ● awareness raisingawareness raising publication ofpublication of referencereference sourcessources. . 20082008 – publication of ITUC brochure on – publication of ITUC brochure on informal economy with our addition in Azeri informal economy with our addition in Azeri languagelanguage20092009 – publication of – publication of brochurebrochure onon organizingorganizing basedbased onon « «SolidarnostSolidarnost»» edition in Azeri edition in Azeri languagelanguage

I. I. PROJECT REALIZATION STAGESPROJECT REALIZATION STAGES

● ● awareness raisingawareness raising

seminarsseminars, , trainingstrainings, , round table round table discussionsdiscussions

MarchMarch 2008 – 2008 – BakuBaku NovemberNovember 2008 – 2008 – BakuBaku ( (working groupworking group)) MarchMarch 2009 – 2009 – IsmailliIsmailli ( (branch branch committeecommittee)) AprilApril 2009 – 2009 – ImishliImishli ( (branchbranch committeecommittee)) FebruaryFebruary, , JuneJune 2009 – 2009 – BakuBaku, , round round tabletable discussions discussions

I. I. PROJECT REALIZATION STAGESPROJECT REALIZATION STAGES

● ● awareness raisingawareness raising seminarsseminars, , trainingstrainings, , round table round table discussionsdiscussions SeptemberSeptember 2009 – 2009 – QahQah, , regional regional workshopworkshop October October 2009 – 2009 – BakuBaku, , round table round table discussionsdiscussions NovemberNovember 2009 – 2009 – trainingstrainings forfor branch branch trade unionstrade unions

I. I. PROJECT REALIZATION PROJECT REALIZATION STAGESSTAGES ● ● awareness raisingawareness raising MASS MEDIAMASS MEDIA allall activities wereactivities were widely widely coveredcovered in ourin our newspapernewspaper;; information agenciesinformation agencies « «RIARIA – –newsnews» » andand « «TrendTrend», », RepublicanRepublican TelegraphTelegraph AgencyAgency;; some of actionssome of actions highlightedhighlighted by by TVTV;; terms of competitionterms of competition for for journalistsjournalists andand specialists is readyspecialists is ready

I. I. PROJECT REALIZATION STAGESPROJECT REALIZATION STAGES ● ● working with social partnersworking with social partners

practically practically allall project actions were carried project actions were carried outout withwith social partners participationsocial partners participation

negotiationsnegotiations onon General collectiveGeneral collective agreementagreement

recommendationsrecommendations aboutabout jointjoint effortsefforts at at the local level withinthe local level within the frameworkthe framework of the of the branchbranch collective agreementscollective agreements

suggestionssuggestions onon legislationlegislation improvementimprovement

agreementagreement aboutabout necessity ofnecessity of tripartite tripartite structure creation is availablestructure creation is available

I. I. PROJECT REALIZATION STAGESPROJECT REALIZATION STAGES ● ● organizingorganizing primary trade unionprimary trade union inin Association ofAssociation of hotels hotels (34 (34 membersmembers).). ConferenceConference andand skeleton ofskeleton of collective agreement is preparingcollective agreement is preparing

primary trade union ofprimary trade union of 7 7 jewellerjeweller--handcrafterhandcrafter. . NowNow theirtheir membershipmembership increase to increase to 7777

sewingsewing workshopworkshop inin HirdalanHirdalan (60 (60 membersmembers) ) andand workshopworkshop on on mattress producingmattress producing (15 (15 membersmembers))

primary trade unionprimary trade union inin construction companyconstruction company « «AccordAccord» (3500 » (3500 membersmembers), ), negotiationsnegotiations for collective agreementfor collective agreement. . We haveWe have arrangement witharrangement with RussianRussian colleagues about working with migrantscolleagues about working with migrants

inin 2008- 2009 2008- 2009 yearsyears 19 19 primary trade unions was createdprimary trade unions was created inin the the agroindustrial complexagroindustrial complex, , from whichfrom which 15 15 are in privateare in private sector sector ((membersmembers – 3500 – 3500 andand 2870, 2870, accordinglyaccordingly))

aboutabout 300 300 bus-driversbus-drivers were organized inwere organized in GancaGanca, , in the near in the near futurefuture drivers of new bus terminal in Baku is expected to be drivers of new bus terminal in Baku is expected to be organizedorganized

II. SOME ACHIEVEMENTSII. SOME ACHIEVEMENTS awareness sharplyawareness sharply increasedincreased, , especially especially trade union activists knowledgetrade union activists knowledge we succeeded inwe succeeded in attracting attention ofattracting attention of social partnerssocial partners series ofseries of actionsactions were includedwere included inin General General collective agreementcollective agreement recommendations onrecommendations on branch collective branch collective agreements were givenagreements were given workwork on legislation implementation have on legislation implementation have become more intensivebecome more intensive activityactivity inin workwork with migrants is to be with migrants is to be observedobserved we made arrangementwe made arrangement with social with social partners aboutpartners about jointjoint workwork in frame of in frame of planned toplanned to creation of tripartite structurecreation of tripartite structure

III.III. SOME DIFFICULTIESSOME DIFFICULTIES global crisisglobal crisis governmentgovernment, , itsits structuresstructures with with difficultydifficulty go to thego to the joint actionsjoint actions («(«bureaucratbureaucrat capitalismcapitalism»), »), andand sometimessometimes hamperhamper employers organizationemployers organization not for not for a while yet feel interesta while yet feel interest statisticsstatistics – – mainmain andand hugehuge problemproblem working with migrantsworking with migrants

IV. RESULTS. CONCLUSIONS.RECOMMENDATIONS. 1. 1. Informal economyInformal economy inin AzerbaijanAzerbaijan, , as in manyas in many otherother countriescountries – – isis realityreality andand widelywidely extendextend

2. 2. Problems areProblems are equallyequally importantimportant forfor eacheach ofof social social partnerspartners. . Joining effortsJoining efforts

3. 3. StatisticsStatistics. . QuantitativeQuantitative estimationsestimations essentiallyessentially differdiffer. . WeWe capablecapable andand have to organizehave to organize joint monitoringjoint monitoring ((SponsorSponsor ?) ?)

4. 4. OnlyOnly administrative actions is not enoughadministrative actions is not enough

5. 5. Significance of informational-propagandistic Significance of informational-propagandistic campaign can’t be overestimatedcampaign can’t be overestimated. . It is necessary toIt is necessary to continue workcontinue work withwith accent on young peopleaccent on young people enteringentering inin labour marketlabour market

IV. RESULTSIV. RESULTS. . CONCLUSIONSCONCLUSIONS.. RECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONS6. 6. As far as possibleAs far as possible ( (is it possibleis it possible?) ?) to joint efforts to joint efforts of ITUCof ITUC andand ILOILO. . AnywayAnyway ILOILO capablecapable andand shouldshould give proper weigh togive proper weigh to this questionthis question inin country’scountry’s decent work programmesdecent work programmes

7. 7. There is an urgent need to giveThere is an urgent need to give much moremuch more precise precise recommendationsrecommendations for statisticsfor statistics

8.8. Cumulative Cumulative experienceexperience shouldshould periodicallyperiodically be enlargedbe enlarged andand be brought to notice of us andbe brought to notice of us and not only in thenot only in the view of trade view of trade unionsunions. . AndAnd here we also needhere we also need ILOILO

9. 9. If this work will continueIf this work will continue, , thenthen may bemay be it would be well to it would be well to reconsiderreconsider prioritiespriorities. . OrganizingOrganizing is importantis important, , butbut moremore attentionattention must be givenmust be given to reducingto reducing andand legalization oflegalization of informal economyinformal economy

10. 10. As regards labour migrantsAs regards labour migrants, , taking into account sizestaking into account sizes, , most probablymost probably we need separate projectwe need separate project

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