Maternity Protection Convention, 2000 (No. 183) - Azerbaijan (Ratification: 2010)

Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2025, published 114th ILC session (2026)

Article 3 of the Convention. Health protection. The Committee notes that the Cabinet of Ministers’ Decision No. 172 of 31 May 2023 establishes a list of 204 occupations in which pregnant women and women with children under one year of age cannot be employed. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the measures taken to ensure the health protection of breastfeeding women workers who have children who are over one year old.

Article 6(6). Benefits from social assistance funds. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on social assistance benefits provided to women workers who do not meet the conditions to qualify for social insurance cash maternity benefits.

Article 6(7). Medical care benefits. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the types of medical care benefits provided to women during the prenatal period, the birth and the postnatal period, as well as the eligibility conditions and the conditions covering the cost of care.

Articles 8 and 9. Employment protection and non-discrimination. The Committee notes that: (1) section 79 of the Labour Code prohibits an employer from terminating the labour contract of a pregnant woman or a woman with a child under the age of three; and (2) section 240 of the Labour Code prohibits an employer to refuse to sign a labour contract with a woman who is pregnant or has a child under the age of three, except when such work is prohibited. The employer who refuses to hire a pregnant or nursing woman shall provide his/her reasons for such refusal in writing, and the woman may appeal this decision in court. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on any remedies and sanctions established for non-compliance with sections 79 and 240 of the Labour Code.

Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2013, published 103rd ILC session (2014)

The Committee notes that the Government’s report still follows the structure of the Maternity Protection Convention (Revised), 1952 (No. 103), which has been automatically denounced by the ratification of Convention No. 183. It requests the Government to provide a detailed report containing information on all articles of Convention No. 183 according to the report form adopted by the Governing Body.

Article 6 of the Convention. Medical benefits. Please detail the types of medical care provided to women during the prenatal period, the birth and the postnatal period, as well as the eligibility conditions and the conditions covering the cost of care.

Cash benefits. Pursuant to section 6 of the Social Insurance Act, women who had been contributing to national social insurance for less than six months are not entitled to paid maternity leave. In this regard, the Government states that in 2011 the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection presented a proposal to overturn this provision to the Cabinet Ministers. Please indicate whether this proposal was adopted.

Article 10. Nursing breaks. The Government indicates in its report that a bill on amendments and additions to the Labour Code was drafted, one of which provides for a separate room within or near the workplace that can be used as a crèche and for breastfeeding. Please indicate whether this bill has been adopted.