AEC became member of the International Organisation of Employers

Since its creation in 1920 the International Organisation of Employers (IOE) has been recognised as the only organisation at the international level that represents the interests of business in the labour and social policy fields. Today, it consists of 143 national employer organisations from 137 countries from all over the world.

The mission of the IOE is to promote and defend the interests of employers in international fora, particularly in the International Labour Organization (ILO), and to this end works to ensure that international labour and social policy promotes the viability of enterprises and creates an environment favourable to enterprise development and job creation. At the same time it acts as the Secretariat to the Employers' Group at the ILO International Labour Conference, the ILO Governing Body and all other ILO-related meetings.

In order to ensure that the voice of business is heard at the international and national level, the IOE is actively engaged in the creation and capacity building of representative organisations of employers, particularly in both the developing world and those countries in transition to the market economy.
The IOE is the permanent liaison body for the exchange of information, views and experience among employers throughout the world. It acts as the recognised channel for the communication and promotion of the employer point of view to all United Nations agencies and other international organisations.
National Confederation of Entrepreneurs (Employers) Organizations of Azerbaijan Republic became a member of the International Organization of Employers in 2004.

Annual Meeting of European Members of the International Organization of Employers was held in Madrid

The annual meeting of European members of the International Organization of Employers was held with support of the Spanish Confederation of Employers’ Organizations from 21 to 24 September 2005 in Madrid. Labor and social conditions, signing of subcontracts for establishment of business links with foreign and local companies, business and corporative social responsibility, perspective strategy of the IOE activity, cooperation between ILO, IOE and enterprises, business needs and political requirements, international labor relations, reforms of the International Labor Conference and other matters were discussed at the meeting.

Delegation of Azerbaijani businessmen under the direction of the president of the National Confederation of Entrepreneurs (Employers’) Organizations of Azerbaijan Republic Mr. Alakbar Mammadov participated at the meeting.