The Azerbaijan Public Employment Agency (APEA) is a public legal entity operating under the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Population of the Republic of Azerbaijan for the purpose of implementing the economic and social policy of the state in the direction of the development of labour relations and ensuring full employment.

Areas of Intervention

• Children and young people
• People with physical disabilities
• People who are socially vulnerable
• People in situations of difficulty or precarity
• Gender equality 
• Social Integration
• Beneficiaries of minimum income
• Poverty

Responsibilities/ Services

• Providing social services
• Promotion of systemic change
• Integration of technological tools
• Capacity building and training
• Professional training
• Training of social welfare workforce
• Conducting inspections
• Financial support