#MINIMUM
Parliamentary committee declines opposition’s draft law requiring that minimum wage be raised to 100,000 drams
The Armenian parliamentary committee on labor and social affairs has declined a draft law motioned by the opposition Hayastan (Armenia) alliance, which calls for raising the minimum wage from 68,000 to 100,000 drams.Minimum monthly wage in Armenia to grow to 85,000 drams in 2026
The minimum national monthly wage in Armenia will grow to 85,000 drams ($176) until 2026, Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Ruben Sargsyan said at a discussion of the draft 2022 state budget in parliament today.Armenia ahs lowest minimum wage in Europe
According to the EU’s statistical agency, the Eurostat, Armenia has the lowest minimum wage across the continent, Mikael Melkumyan, an MP from the Prosperous Armenia Party, told a news conference today. Mr. Melkumyan, who is the deputy chairman of a parliament committee on economic affairs, said according to Eurostat, Armenia occupies the last place in terms of the minimum wage in Europe and is third in the CIS after Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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