The Milli Majlis will toughen criminal penalties for forced labor. Thus, any actions by an employer in respect of the wage worker without a contract will be treated as illegal deprivation of liberty without the elements of kidnapping.
The Parliamentary Committee on Legal Policy and State Building prepared this initiative to be included in the Criminal Code of the country. After the adoption of the amendments to Article 145 of the Criminal Code, employers who benefit from hiding data about their employees, may be convicted from four to eight years.
(The current edition provides correctional labor for up to two years or one year in prison.).
In the case of repeated illegal employing teenagers, pregnant women or a few individuals, and the actions of the group of persons by prior agreement with violence dangerous to life or health, the use of weapons, imprisonment may be from seven to 10 years (currently from three to five years.)
If the actions entail death by negligence or serious injury, the imprisonment will be from 10 to 12 years (the current version provides from five to 10 years.)
Legislators have forgotten the existence of the Article 106 of the Criminal Code (slavery.) Because of the absence of its practical application, many debtors today fall into the long-term dependence on the lender. They are taken out of the country for work or are employed until the payment of arbitrarily assigned debt. Keeping of slaves and the slave trade in Azerbaijan is punished for a period from five to 12 years depending on the degree of the crime. -17D-
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The closure of Azerbaijan's land borders was discussed during the parliamentary session on November 25. While the government’s decision cites the coronavirus pandemic as the main reason—despite the World Health Organization declaring its end last year—Zahid Oruj, Chair of the Human Rights Committee in the Milli Majlis, pointed to other factors. He stated, "Opening the borders could result in an influx of hundreds of thousands of non-Azerbaijani refugees due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Additionally, in Iran, many are prepared to cross into Azerbaijan to safeguard their lives and assets amid military strikes. Such waves of refugees could lead to humanitarian, social, and cultural clashes that may threaten political stability."
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On Tuesday, the General Prosecutor's Office announced the initiation of new criminal cases against agricultural product exporters who allegedly concealed their earnings abroad. Specifically, the Sumgayit City Prosecutor's Office has opened a criminal case under Articles 208.2.1 and 208.2.2 (failure to return foreign currency to the country in large amounts by prior agreement of a group of individuals) and Article 308.2 (abuse of office causing serious consequences) against officials of the company "SOİL BOONS" LLC – Jahangir Aliyev, Elyar Gadzhiev, Mehman Mirzamedev, Saleh Gabilov, and Aly Aliyev.
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Rains will continue in Baku and Absheron on 27 November, forecasters said. In places, precipitation will be intense with thunderstorms. Moderate north-west wind.
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On Tuesday, rainy weather with thunderstorms and moderate northwest wind is expected in the Baku, according to meteorologists. The rainy weather will continue untill Wednesday evening. The air temperature at night will be +7 to +10°C, and during the day, +11 to +13°C. The humidity will be 80-90% at night and 70-80% during the day. Rain with thunderstorms will also affect other parts of the country. Snow is expected in mountainous areas. There will be fog in places, with westerly winds.
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