Some 70 per cent of population in de-occupied territories on the payroll Statement by the minister

A total of 70 per cent of the population relocated to the de-occupied Azerbaijani territories has been put on the payroll.

Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Population Sahil Babayev told the presentation of the “Karabakh SMEs” project, Report informs.

“Employment of displaced citizens is one of our main goals. Employment programs should appeal to the majority of the population,” he noted.

The minister also emphasized that so far more than 380,000 services have been provided to 124,000 war participants, family members of veterans and martyrs.