BAKU -- The Azerbaijani parliament has voted to make it illegal to employ children under the age of 15 to work, RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service reports.
The legislation amends the labor code and will become law after it is signed by President Ilham Aliyev.
Parliament deputy Hadi Racabli said during the December 4 legislative session that anyone employing children would be punished under the new law.
Panah Huseyn, an opposition deputy, said there are some 2 million children in Azerbaijan who are not socially protected.
Meanwhile, Siyavush Novruzov of the ruling Yeni Azerbaijan (New Azerbaijan) party, told RFE/RL that the state is taking care of children and providing them with newly built schools.
The legislation amends the labor code and will become law after it is signed by President Ilham Aliyev.
Parliament deputy Hadi Racabli said during the December 4 legislative session that anyone employing children would be punished under the new law.
Panah Huseyn, an opposition deputy, said there are some 2 million children in Azerbaijan who are not socially protected.
Meanwhile, Siyavush Novruzov of the ruling Yeni Azerbaijan (New Azerbaijan) party, told RFE/RL that the state is taking care of children and providing them with newly built schools.