Azerbaijan Multiplies Salaries For Five Years - Minister
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 3. Wages have increasedby 75 percent in Azerbaijan for five years, Azerbaijani labor andSocial Protection Minister Sahil Babayev said, Trend reports.
He made the remark during the forum on Public Processes in theMedia Plane.
According to him, the ultimate goal of all steps and measurestaken in Azerbaijan is to improve people's living conditions in thecountry.
The Minister noted that the revolutionary social reforms carriedout over the past 5 years are not accidental.
"Azerbaijan has implemented a social support package worth 7billion manat ($4.1 billion) within the framework of four packagesof social reforms, benefiting 4 million people.
"During this time, our country's wage fund has increased 2.8times, the minimum wage has increased 2.7 times, and the averagewage has increased by 75 percent," Babayev added.
To note, Baku is hosting a forum on "Public Processes in theMedia Plane" organized by the Media Development Agency ofAzerbaijan. The event will include panel sessions on "Proper use ofmedia in the fight against drug addiction," "Proper media coverageof social issues and sensitive topics such as domestic violence andearly marriage," "Effective fight against cyberbullying in mediaand cyber awareness," and "Media Agenda in the Year of Solidarityfor a Green World."
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