
Mirvari Gahramanli, OWRPO Founder and Chairperson

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OWRPO seminar for women workers to discuss labor rights and gender laws

Oil platform fire; 30 workers reportedly lost their lives - Azerbaijan (photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Oil Workers’ Rights Protection Organization
OWRPO, founded in 1996 by a group of oil workers, addresses the human rights impacts of oil and gas companies in Azerbaijan. It defends the rights of oil and gas industry workers, and seeks public monitoring of large-scale oil and gas projects. It also works for transparent and fair spending of oil and gas revenues for the benefit of society, calling for more to be invested in Azerbaijan's “human capital” (including education and health).
