Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb. 5/ Trend K. Zarbaliyeva/
There are no registered mass dismissals due to the world financial crisis in Azerbaijan, Chairman of the Azerbaijan Trade Union Confederation, MP Sattar Mehbaliyev said on Feb. 5.
"Though temporary standstill was observed in some companies," Mehbaliyev said.
Giving non paid holiday to employees is fixed both in state-run and private organizations, he said.
"According to local trade unions, such cases were observed in tube-rolling mill, Baku steel plant and Accord company," MP said.
Roughly 3,000 employees are on non paid holiday up to now, Mehbaliyev said. He failed to forecast dismissals in terms of the world crisis.
Proposals are being prepared to eliminate the problem. After discussion with the Azerbaijani Ministry of Labor and Social Protection they will be submitted to corresponding agencies, chairman of the confederation said.
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