By a decision of the Executive Committee of the General Confederation of Trade Unions (GCTU), President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has been awarded the honorary gold mark of the GCTU “For service to the trade union movement”.

The decision signed by the Secretary General of the GCTU, Vladimir Shcherbakov, says: “Considering the service to the trade union movement of the Republic of Azerbaijan, an invaluable personal contribution, a firm and principled stance on the protection of the socioeconomic rights, interests and freedoms of trade union members, the efforts to raise the profile of trade unions at the international level, effective long-term work on the conservation and development of the CIS, integration into socioeconomic and political spheres, and on the occasion of the 50th birthday anniversary, to award the honorary gold mark of the GCTU “For service to the trade union movement” to Ilham Heydar oglu Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.”