The leadership of the company Trans-Beton promised the workers who blocked the road in Zagatala region will be their salaries for three months. The outraged workers blocked the road on February 25 Gakh-Zagatala, demanding their money.
This is not the first action of the discontented workers. Restoration works in the area affected by the earthquake, is controlled by the Ministry of Emergencies Situations, which hires contractors without a tender.
The monitoring conducted by the staff of civil society "Kura" revealed that the workers do
not sign contracts, wages are given semi-legally, safety rules are violated, there is not transparency of the use of funds.
Earthquake in Zagatala region on May 7, 2011, affected also the Gakh and Sheki regions.
In June, 320 million manta were allocated to build 3,500 houses, 35 schools, and to repair thousands of homes. However, these promises have not been fulfilled. On January 7 the Emergencies Minister, Kamaladdin Heydarov, said that 2984 houses, 22 schools wee built; however, the monitoring conducted by the staff "Kura" showed that about 30% of the houses have not yet been built yet.
About 2.5 thousand families are expecting for assistance in the neighboring Balakan region, where the same magnitude earthquake took place in September, last year.-0-
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An online meeting of civil society activists focused on the human rights situation in Azerbaijan, convened on the initiative of the Justice Solidarity Committee, highlighted significant concerns over the detention of journalists, political activists, and opponents of the war. The gathering, held on August 30, coincided with the International Day of Remembrance of the Missing and underscored the ongoing challenges facing both Azerbaijani and Armenian societies in the wake of the Karabakh conflicts.
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No precipitation is expected in Baku and on the Absheron Peninsula; the northwestern wind will change to a southeastern wind during the day. Air temperatures will range from 21-26°C at night and 33-38°C during the day, according to the National Hydrometeorology Service of the Ministry of Ecology.
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A fire has erupted at the Experimental and Testing Production of the Scientific Research Institute of SOCAR (the state oil company) in the Surakhani district of Baku, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported. "Thanks to the urgent and necessary measures taken by the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the spread of the fire to neighboring areas, including nearby residential buildings, has been prevented," the statement reads. Efforts to extinguish the fire are still ongoing.
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In September, the average monthly air temperature in Azerbaijan is expected to be close to the climatic norm. Precipitation levels will also be near the norm, but in some areas, they will exceed it, according to the September forecast from the National Hydrometeorological Service.
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