On December 5, the first Meeting of the Ministers of Labour, Employment and Social Protection of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) kicked off in Baku.

The event brings together leaders of labor, employment, and social protection agencies, as well as OTS officials, from the organization’s member countries, including Azerbaijan, Türkiye, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, as well as observer countries such as the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Hungary, and Turkmenistan.

The ministerial meeting will conclude with the signing of a Joint Declaration, which will serve to further expand cooperation in the field of labor and social protection among the member and observer countries of the organization.