Confederation of Trade Unions of Azerbaijan supports amendments to the Labour Code
Deputies of the Milli Mejlis of Azerbaijan submitted to Parliament a bill on payment for work on weekends. At a meeting of the Committee on Labour and Social Policy, they received support from Sahib Mamedov, Chairman of the Confederation of Trade Unions of Azerbaijan.
The amendments are made to ensure that an employee with hourly pay receives double the amount when he is called to work on a day off. “Sometimes the work these days lasts only a few hours,” the authors of the bill remind. “The changes will allow one to pay for every additional hour. For example, if an hourly rate is 25 manats, then for 3 hours of work on a day off, one should get 150 manats instead of 75 manats, as it is now.”
In Azerbaijan, non-working days and holidays, voting days and national days of mourning are considered days off.
At the meeting of the Committee, Sahib Mamedov, Chairman of the Confederation of Trade Unions of Azerbaijan stressed that this novelty is part of the socio-economic reforms of Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan. It strengthens the protection of labor rights, develops social partnership, ensures transparency and stability of relations between employees and employers, and complies with international standards.
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President of Russia Vladimir Putin Presents the Order of Honour to Viktor Pinsky
Viktor Pinsky, a member of the Russian State Duma and General Secretary of the General Confederation of Trade Unions (GCTU), has been awarded the Order of Honour. The award was presented by Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation.
"My sincere congratulations! I am glad that your work has been duly recognised by the country's leadership," Vladimir Putin said as he presented the award to Viktor Pinsky.
The ceremony took place today in the St George's Hall of the Kremlin in Moscow.
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Viktor Pinsky addresses CIS trade unions
To mark World Day for Decent Work, observed on October 7, GCTU General Secretary Viktor Pinsky has addressed the Confederation's member organisations.
The GCTU is proposing a new benchmark for the minimum wage: the minimum consumer budget.
Viktor Pinsky called on CIS trade unions to support a new solidarity campaign: “Set the minimum wage at the level of the minimum consumer budget.”
The full text of the address can be found in the “Analytical Materials” section.
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Margarita Usova: Migrant workers' interests must be taken into account in developing a common CIS migration space
On September 24, St. Petersburg hosted the 30th meeting of the Council of Heads of Migration Authorities of the CIS member states. The General Confederation of Trade Unions (GCTU) was represented at the meeting by Deputy General Secretary Margarita Usova, who delivered a report outlining the trade union position on labour migration and the development of a common CIS migration space.