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500 000 Azerbaijani immigrant laborers in Ukraine

11 November 2006 [11:02] - TODAY.AZ
There are half million labor migrants from Azerbaijan in Ukraine.

Minister for Labor and Social Policies Mikhail Papiyev and his Azerbaijani counterpart Fuzuli Alakbarov gave a press conference in Baku.

Ukrainian minister said that Azerbaijan ensures social security of Ukrainian nationals and the same documents is being prepared in Ukraine, APA reports.

Saying Azerbaijan has gained lots of achievements in social policy, Mr. Papiyev said Ukraine may attract more migrants.

Mr. Alakbarov said some 500 000 new jobs have been created in Azerbaijan in past three years.

"Of course, some employed citizens are poor. We came to agreement on this sphere to ease their employment," he said.

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