Between 11 and 13 March, representatives from Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Population (MoLSPP), the State Labour Inspectorate Service and private sector attended a training on "Occupational Safety & Health and Violence & Harassment: A Gender Perspective".

The training was organized in the framework of the "Strengthening women's human capital for their better labor market outcomes" Technical Assistance implemented under the Azerbaijan Rapid Technical Assistance Facility (AZTAF). AZTAF is financed by the European Union and implemented by the World Bank.

In 2022, amendments to the labor code of Azerbaijan repealed hundreds of job restrictions on women’s employment. The training aimed to enhance the capacity of the MoLSPP, industries, trade unions, technical universities and other relevant stakeholders to apply occupational safety and health knowledge through a gender lens and with a particular focus on occupational safety, occupational health and violence and harassment in the workplace. The training materials are available as a self-paced online course for future use by government and educational institutions.