Azerbaijan : Enterprise Restructuring and Labor Redeployment, Volume 1, Main Report

The main objective of this report is, first, to examine changes in the welfare and labor market status of workers in Azerbaijan, with concentration on large state-owned enterprises (SOEs) already displaced or which may be displaced because of enterprise restructuring and privatization. This includes identifying: a) dominant patterns in labor market behavior, b) changes in worker socioeconomic status in the wake of redundancy; and c) assistance received under enterprise social programs and other government social safety nets. Second, the study also explores patterns of job creation and job destruction, and the dynamics of labor demand, including any barriers to firm entry and growth. The study focuses largely on identifying informational and institutional gaps in elaborating a general labor redeployment program suitable for conditions in Azerbaijan. Suggestions for the introduction of labor redeployment activities and enterprise social plans are provided that would enable authorities to design relevant mitigating measures. The report concludes that findings indicate labor market interventions have great potential to improve labor market performance; however, whether or not this potential is realized depends on a number of factors, and numerous variables can intervene to affect the final outcome of their implementation. These include external factors such as stable macroeconomic conditions, a favorable investment climate with an enabling business environment, and a competitive product market. In addition, there are important internal factors: specifically, policy design and implementation. A significant share of the able-bodied population needs better employment opportunities, and state support is necessary to enhance workers' competitiveness in the labor market and assist job-seekers in their employment search.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Social Analysis biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2005-01
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING, ACTIVE LABOR, ACTIVE LABOR MARKET, ACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS, ACTIVE LABOR PROGRAMS, ADVERSE EFFECTS, AFFECTED WORKERS, AGE GROUP, AGGREGATE EMPLOYMENT, ALTERNATE EMPLOYMENT, AVERAGE WAGE, AVERAGE WAGES, BANKRUPTCY, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, BUYERS, CAPITAL INVESTMENT, CASUAL WORKERS, COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS, COMPETITIVE ECONOMY, CONSUMER, CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, CONTRIBUTION, CREATING JOBS, CURRENCY, DEADWEIGHT, DEADWEIGHT LOSSES, DIRECT INVESTMENTS, DISMISSAL, DISPLACED WORKERS, DIVERSIFICATION, EARLY RETIREMENT, EARNINGS, ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, ECONOMIC COSTS, ECONOMIC DOWNTURNS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC RECOVERY, ECONOMIC SHOCKS, EDUCATIONAL LEVEL, EDUCATIONAL LEVELS, EMPLOYABILITY, EMPLOYEE, EMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYMENT ALTERNATIVES, EMPLOYMENT GROWTH, EMPLOYMENT LEVELS, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, EMPLOYMENT RATES, EMPLOYMENT SERVICE, EMPLOYMENT STATUS, EXCHANGE RATE, EXTERNAL FINANCING, FACTOR MARKETS, FAMILY MEMBER, FAVORABLE TERMS, FEMALE LABOR, FEMALE LABOR FORCE, FINANCES, FINANCIAL MARKETS, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FINDING EMPLOYMENT, FIRM ENTRY, FIRM GROWTH, FIRM PERFORMANCE, FIRM SIZE, FUTURE LABOR, HIGH EMPLOYMENT, HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, INCOME SUPPORT, INCOME SUPPORT PAYMENTS, INCOME SUPPORT PROGRAMS, INCOMES, INFORMAL SECTOR, INFORMAL SECTOR WORKERS, INNOVATION, INNOVATIONS, INTEREST RATES, INVESTMENT CLIMATE, JOB COUNSELING, JOB CREATION, JOB DESTRUCTION, JOB DURATION, JOB LOSS, JOB LOSSES, JOB MARKET, JOB SEARCH, JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE, JOB SEEKER, JOB TENURE, JOB VACANCY, LABOR ADJUSTMENT, LABOR CONTRACT, LABOR CONTRACTS, LABOR COSTS, LABOR DEMAND, LABOR FORCE, LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION, LABOR LAW, LABOR MARKET ADJUSTMENT, LABOR MARKET DEMAND, LABOR MARKET INFORMATION, LABOR MARKET INSTITUTIONS, LABOR MARKET SITUATION, LABOR MOBILITY, LABOR ORGANIZATION, LABOR PRODUCTIVITY, LABOR REDEPLOYMENT, LABOR REGULATIONS, LABOR RELATIONS, LABOR REPRESENTATIVES, LABOR SUPPLY, LAID-OFF WORKERS, LAYOFF, LIVING STANDARDS, LOAN, LOCAL EMPLOYERS, LOCAL EMPLOYMENT OFFICE, LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE, LOCAL LABOR MARKET, LOCAL LABOR MARKETS, MARKET ECONOMY, MASS LAYOFFS, MATERNITY LEAVE, MEDIUM ENTERPRISES, MONTHLY INCOME, NET EMPLOYMENT, NEW INVESTOR, NEW JOB, NEW JOBS, NOMINAL WAGES, OCCUPATIONS, ON-THE-JOB TRAINING, ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, PAYING JOBS, PENSION, POLITICAL PROCESS, PRIMARY METHOD, PRIMARY SOURCE, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE TRAINING, PRIVATE TRAINING INSTITUTIONS, PRIVATE TRANSFERS, PRODUCTION PROCESS, PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT, PRODUCTIVITY GAP, PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS, PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT, PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, PUBLIC WORKS, REAL WAGE, REAL WAGES, RETAIL TRADE, RETIREMENT, RETRENCHMENT PROGRAM, SAFETY, SAFETY NET, SAFETY NETS, SALARY, SALE, SALES, SELF-EMPLOYMENT, SERVICE INDUSTRIES, SERVICE SECTOR, SEVERANCE PAY, SEVERANCE PAYMENT, SEVERANCE PAYMENTS, SICK LEAVE, SKILL REQUIREMENTS, SKILLED LABOR, SKILLED PERSONNEL, SMALL BUSINESS, SMALL BUSINESS CREATION, SMALL BUSINESS INCUBATORS, SMALL BUSINESSES, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE, SOCIAL BENEFITS, SOCIAL COSTS, SOCIAL PROTECTION, STAKEHOLDERS, STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISE, STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES, STRUCTURAL UNEMPLOYMENT, SUPPORT PROGRAM, TEMPORARY INCOME SUPPORT, TOTAL EMPLOYMENT, TRADE UNIONS, TRAINING PROGRAMS, TRAINING SERVICES, UNEMPLOYED, UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS, UNEMPLOYED JOB SEEKERS, UNEMPLOYED PERSONS, UNEMPLOYED POPULATION, UNEMPLOYED WORKERS, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE, UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT, UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE, UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, UNEMPLOYMENT SPELLS, UNEMPLOYMENT STATISTICS, UNION REPRESENTATIVES, UNSKILLED LABOR, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, WAGE GROWTH, WAGE LEVELS, WORK EXPERIENCE, WORKER, WORKER PARTICIPATION, WORKER PRODUCTIVITY, WORKING HOURS, WORKING PLACE, YOUTH EMPLOYMENT,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/01/8185762/azerbaijan-enterprise-restructuring-labor-redeployment-vol-1-2-main-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8751
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