.:. Oil Workers’ Rights Protection Organization .:.

Why, when and by whom was our organization established? Explain the fundamental stages and major changes the Organization underwent. What is your major action for last 3 years?
Formation of new economic relations based on private property, realization of big oil projects in Azerbaijan was accompanied by violation of human rights in oil sector of Azerbaijan. Existing trade unions were passive in protection of human rights of employees.
The public has no information of contracts signed with big oil companies. It was too difficult to be familiarized with these documents and majority of these contracts were signed under very hard economic conditions for Azerbaijan

Human Rights Protection

For press: Assessment of implementation of the obligations arising from the National Action Program in the field of increasing the efficiency of the protection of human rights and freedoms in the Republic of Azerbaijan
Aim of the monitoring: To achieve the formation and application of mechanism of public control over the implementation of National Action program in the filed of increasing the efficiency of the protection of human rights and freedoms in the Republic of Azerbaijan

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Monitoring of international credits

	Environmental-social impact of international loans funded- projects. Monitoring report. Baku, January 2012 Contents: 1. Brief review on activities of International Financial Institutions in Azerbaijan
The results of the monitoring project on the iodine plant reconstruction. Astana, 2011 (Monitoring results) The results of the monitoring project on the iodine plant reconstruction The results of the monitoring project on the iodine plant reconstruction

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Transparency of oil income

Environmental and social impact assessment of oil companies operating in Azerbaijan
Oil-Workers’ Rights protection Organization in order to assess the environmental impact of some of oil companies operating in Azerbaijan with the financial support of the Embassy of Finland prepared “Social Environmental Rating” Schedule of the companies which have implemented pilot projects. Environmental rating is an effective tool, which allows to carry out monitoring and analyzing of environmental impacts of enterprises, and to assess the level of danger of environmental impacts. The main objectives of the programs in ratings to raise level of compliance of industrial enterprises with environmental requirements, involvement of public in environmental decision-making process, to create incentives for the implementation of voluntary initiatives against pollution of the environment.

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The fight against corruption

Report. On independent monitoring of the fulfillment of the Action Plan on the Enhancement of transparency and national Strategy on the combat against corruption
This report was developed based on the result of the monitoring conducted within the frame of the project “Enhancement of transparency and study of the fulfillment level of the commitments reflected in National Action Plan and evaluation of the conformity of these commitments with the principles reflected in National Strategy” assisted by Black Sea Trust(B/S/T) The monitoring was conducted by the experienced and skilled experts.

Report of the project on monitoring of ‘State Program on fight against corruption’

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	Serious violations in Azer-Yod LLC (+Video) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in 2008 signed a loan agreement with Azer-Yod LLC, which owns the plant for the production of iodized products in Hasanabad of Neftchala region of Azerbaijan, at $ 15 million for the project total project cost of $ 17 million. The loan will be used to purchase and install a new modern production line and the acquisition of additional equipment to increase the design capacity and production at the plant. All products will be exported. EBRD indicates that the project aims at developing the private sector and regional diversification of the economy.
	ROVNAG ABDULLAYEV SINKS NETCHALA OPERATION COMPANY In Neftchala mining areas where located oil wells of Nefchala Operating Company were flooded. The Civic Response Network (CRN) reported to our editorship.
	PSA agreement on “Bahar” and “Gum-Deniz” fields Production sharing contract on “Bahar” and “Gum adasi” oil fields took place in Baku in SOCAR's headquarters on December 22, 2009.
Health or oil SHIRVAN OPERATING COMPANY LTD – closed project SOS! RADIATION WAVE FROM GARADAGH COMES IN BAKU RESIDENTS UNABLE TO GET COMPENSATION FOLLOWING CONSTRUCTION OF WATER PIPELINE (+Video) Oil revenues and the housing problems of the population Where oil revenues in Azerbaijan are directed, the development of mass tourism or creation of “blinding” facade for foreigners Azerbaijan model of alternative energy The name belong to IDPs but itself to countrymen Direct robbery from Oil Fund MISFORTUNE OF OIL MONEY

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