Journalists Trade Union of Azerbaijan - is a trade union

Trade union

A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...

 of journalists in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...

. The trade union organization was established in 1997 by a group of professional journalists in Azerbaijan.

The TU organization is a member of international journalism and freedom of expression organizations such as the International Federation of Journalists

International Federation of Journalists

International Federation of Journalists, IFJ, is a global union federation of journalists' trade unions—the largest in the world. The organization aims to protect and strengthen the rights and freedoms of journalists...

, the IFEX

IFEX

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 network and the Federation of Journalists of Turkey

The organization was registered in the Ministry of Justice of Azerbaijan on 28 March 2000 and operates by the efforts of 270 active journalists, at the moment.

The current chairman of the organization is Mushfig Alasgarli.