The State Program focuses on the formation of a business environment in line with high international standards, which will stimulate demand for labour, deepen structural reforms, further increase investment activity, and ensure a high level of human capital development. The objectives of the State Program are as follows: (I) to implement macroeconomic policy to achieve economic development and effective employment; (II) to improve the regulation of labour market to prevent informal employment and strengthen social protection of job-seekers and unemployed citizens; (III) to provide economic incentives for the development of entrepreneurship, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as those engaged in individual labour activities; (IV) to adapt vocational education to the changing demands of the labor market; (V) to develop an information system to assess the real situation of employment and unemployment levels; (VI) to ensure effective control over compliance with labour legislation; (VII) to create new jobs in the non-oil sector, especially in agriculture, textile, processing enterprises and service sectors; (VIII) to improve the quality of the workforce by improving skills taking into account the demands of the labour market; (IX) to create employment opportunities for socially vulnerable groups; (X) to ensure gender equality in the field of employment, increase the competitiveness of women in the labour market and promote entrepreneurship and self-employment among them; (XI) to strengthen social protection of job-seekers and unemployed citizens and take appropriate measures to expand access to education, medical and other services for the unemployed and their family members.
Azerbaïdjan · 2011-11-15