Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb. 23 /Trend, U.Ismaylova/
The Labour Inspectorate of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Labour and Social Protection continues to monitor the compliance of the production facilities with the law on compulsory insurance against disability resulting from occupational diseases and accidents at work, deputy head of the Labour Inspectorate Maharram Maharov said. The monitoring began from February 1.
"The inspectors conduct daily monitoring in 5-10 production facilities to find contracts on compulsory insurance of employees," he said.
He said that the staff of regional offices also conduct daily monitoring in a similar number of production facilities.
"According to the primary monitoring results, most enterprises have not insured their employees," deputy head of the Labour Inspectorate said.
He said that introducing this type of insurance services in Azerbaijan will significantly reduce the number of accidents.
In July 2010, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev approved the law on compulsory insurance on labor ability loss in production.
According to the World Labor Organization, accidents at work kill 2.3 million people each year worldwide; three times more people are injured.
In Azerbaijan, in 2007, there had been recorded 259 accidents, 128 facts of death, 202 facts of injury, in 2008 - 255 accidents, 79 deaths and 212 facts of injury, in 2009 - 250 accidents, 69 deaths and 218 injuries.
At present, there are only two companies specializing in life insurance - Atesgah Heyat and Qala Heyat. These companies may not cover all physical and legal entities operating in the country. JSC Pasha Heyat Sigorta is expected to receive a license to start insurance activities in January.