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Summary of Social Monitoring Survey on Displaced Workers in Mingachevir City, Azerbaijan (July 2004)

Core Content

This document presents the results of a social monitoring survey conducted in Mingachevir City, Azerbaijan, focusing on displaced workers who were laid off due to enterprise restructuring. The survey was conducted in January 2005, based on a sample of 831 individuals drawn from the local employment bureau's database. The study provides an in-depth look at the socio-demographic characteristics, employment history, reasons for job loss, and current job search behaviors of the displaced workers.

Main Points

1. Sample Composition

• Total respondents: 831
• Source: Database of the local employment bureau, with a focus on redundant workers from 11 big SOEs.
• Unemployed with previous employment in other firms: ~30% of the sample.

2. Socio-Demographic Characteristics

• Gender distribution: 49.5% female, 50.5% male.
• Age distribution:
  • 31–40 years: 36.1%
  • 41–50 years: 44.3%
  • <30 years: 8.8%

  • 61 years: 9.5%

• Education level:
  • Secondary general: 52.6%
  • Secondary special (college): 21.5%
  • Primary or no primary: 2.3%
• Family size:
  • Average household size: ~4.5 members.
  • 20.2% of households have children aged 0–6.
  • 48.7% of households have children aged 7–15.
  • 99.4% of households have at least one adult aged 16–62.
  • 6.9% of households have individuals aged 63+.

3. Reasons for Job Loss

• Bankruptcy or liquidation: 27.7%
• Sale of the company: 4.7%
• Other structural transformation: 25.2%
• Other reasons: 42.5% (including enterprise idle, family reasons, contract ended, illness, resignation, owner’s will, conscription, and retirement).

4. Employment Status Before Dismissal

• Public sector: 93%
• Private sector: 7%
• Company size:
  • <100 employees: 27.3%
  • 100–500 employees: 20.2%
  • 501–1000 employees: 4.7%

  • 1000 employees: 42.1%

• Working experience:
  • <2 years: 7.8%
  • 3–10 years: 26.1%
  • 11–25 years: 50.4%

  • 25 years: 15.6%

• Employment contracts:
  • No written contract: 70.6%
  • Written termless: 16.1%
  • Written fixed-term: 5.3%
  • Written for specific work: 7.9%

5. Severance and Wages

• Severance pay received: 59.1%
• Wage arrears owed: 26.2%
• Duration of wage arrears:
  • Up to 5 months: 41%
  • 24 months: 5.5%
• Paid full severance: 73%
• Paid full wage arrears: 73%

6. Job Search and Employment

• Job search duration:
  • <3 months: 2.9%
  • 3–6 months: 3.0%

  • 24 months: 39.7%

  • Waiting for firm to restart: 43.3%
• Job search methods:
  • Friends and relatives: 41.3%
  • Colleagues: 19.7%
  • Employment Bureau: 23.0%
  • Mass media: 6.1%
• Job search intentions:
  • Similar to former job: 48.9%
  • Different from former job: 16.1%
  • It is all the same to me: 27.7%
• Job search obstacles:
  • Lack of qualifications: 15.6%
  • Lack of skills: 8.7%
  • Something else: 49.6%
  • No problems: 15.4%
  • Employed: 3.5%

7. Job Mobility and Entrepreneurship

• Ready to move: 41.5% with family, 14.9% alone, 43.6% not ready.
• Started private business: 15%
• Reasons for not starting:
  • Lack of money: 61%
  • No interest: 11.2%
  • Physically incapable: 2.4%
  • Old age: 2.0%
  • Tried but failed: 9.6%
  • No answer: 13.7%

8. Current Employment and Income

• Employed: 3.5%
• Average monthly family income:
  • Up to 100,000 manat: 48.1%
  • 100,000–200,000 manat: 28.2%
  • 200,000–300,000 manat: 12.0%
  • 300,000–400,000 manat: 5.5%
  • <1,000,000 manat: 1.3%
• Family income sources:
  • No income: 50.2%
  • One member: 30.4%
  • Two members: 9.7%
  • Three or more members: 3.7% + 5.9%

9. Retraining and Employment Programs

• Retraining attempts: 3%
• Reasons for not retraining:
  • It is useless: 14%
  • No money: 48.8%
  • Don’t know where to get retraining: 8.2%
  • Don’t know what to retrain for: 11.8%
  • Other: 6.2%
• Employment programs participation:
  • No: 76.8%
  • Yes: 15.8%
  • Unemployment benefits: 7.5%
• Programs included:
  • Training/retraining: 35.1%
  • Employment counseling: 35.9%
  • Public works program: 29.0%

Key Information

• Majority of displaced workers were from the public sector, with a significant portion employed at large enterprises.
• Severance pay and wage arrears were not fully provided to a substantial number of workers.
• Job search efforts were limited, with most respondents not actively looking for work or not having sufficient qualifications.
• Most families were unable to find stable income sources after job loss.
• Only a small percentage of workers participated in retraining or employment programs.
• Most respondents indicated they could start a new job immediately if offered.
• Very few have started their own businesses, due to financial and practical constraints.

Conclusion

The survey highlights the challenges faced by displaced workers in Mingachevir, particularly in terms of job search, retraining opportunities, and financial stability. The majority of workers were employed in the public sector and had significant work experience, but many lacked the necessary qualifications or financial means to transition to new employment. The findings suggest a need for improved support systems and retraining programs to help these workers adapt to the changing labor market.