Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Population of Azerbaijan

Social welfare legislation in Azerbaijan began to form in the XX century, as preliminary acts in this field, the so-called laws “About the responsibility of employers for accidents in industry” in 1903 and “About the workers’ insurance against the accidents and diseases” in 1912 were passed.

Despite the laws “About the workers’ insurance at the time of diseases”, “About the foundation of administration and department for the workers’ insurance problems”, “About the workers’ insurance against the accidents” and other laws regulating insurance relations in Russian empire at the beginning of the XX century were passed, the intense public and political events in the country hadn’t let the application of these laws.

As general political requirement, the application of 8-hour work day after the revolution was in the first place in workers’ movement. Information “About the application of 8-hour work day in Baku” consisting of 6 items was spread by Baku Soviet of Workers’ and Soldiers’ Deputies on agreement with industry owners and directorate of enterprises. And a task consisting of 5 items and considering the application of 8-hour work day for the workers, regulation of the salary in the same level with expensiveness, implementation of all measures of social-legal nature to provide normal living for the working class was passed on September 12, 1917 in the Conference of Baku organization of Russian Social-Democratic (Bolsheviks) Party.