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Azerbaijani Labor Ministry to Begin Labor Fairs in May

Business Materials 18 April 2008 16:33 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan, Baku, 18 April /corr. Trend S.Babayeva /In May, Azerbaijani Ministry of Labor and Social Protection will hold labor fairs in the regions to decrease unemployment in the Country within State program covering 2007-2011, the Head Employment Department said.

"The exact dates of the fairs are yet not being confirmed. The first fairs will be held in the districts of Goychay and Gobustan," the same source stated.

The fairs will begin in May and last till the end of the year. The final fair will take place in Baku in Dec. Firs are planned to be held in 55 regions of the Country in general, but their number may increase.

In 2007, the Ministry held 57 fairs in 55 regions of Azerbaijan, and as a result, 9056 people were employed.

According to the data by State Statistics Committee of Azerbaijan, from Jan to March, 451,300, 48% of them women, people were officially registered as unemployed. Four unemployed claim for one vacancy in Azerbaijan.

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