Progovernmental MP believes Armenia may become exporter of labor force
17.11.2007,
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Member of the parliament group of “Prospering Armenia” party Vardan Bostanjian believes Armenia may become an exporter of labor force.
YEREVAN, November 16. /ARKA/. Member of the parliament group of “Prospering Armenia” party Vardan Bostanjian believes Armenia may become an exporter of labor force.
According to Bostanjian, the large volume of money transfers to Armenia is the result of a great number of labor migrants outside the country. The flow of labor migrants may also increase, the MP said.
In the first nine months of this year $900.8mln non-commercial money was sent to persons through the banking system of Armenia.
In his speech on September 21 the first president of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosian said that if Armenia does not open up itself to meet the outside world, it will become a third-world country with export of labor force being its only capital.
According to various estimates, about 1.5mln people emigrated from Armenia in the last fifteen years. According to the information of the Migration Agency of the Ministry of Territorial Administration of Armenia, more than 1mln labor migrants of Armenia work in Russia.
The survey conducted by OSCE among households recently showed that 13.9% of households are involved in the labor migration. –0--
According to Bostanjian, the large volume of money transfers to Armenia is the result of a great number of labor migrants outside the country. The flow of labor migrants may also increase, the MP said.
In the first nine months of this year $900.8mln non-commercial money was sent to persons through the banking system of Armenia.
In his speech on September 21 the first president of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosian said that if Armenia does not open up itself to meet the outside world, it will become a third-world country with export of labor force being its only capital.
According to various estimates, about 1.5mln people emigrated from Armenia in the last fifteen years. According to the information of the Migration Agency of the Ministry of Territorial Administration of Armenia, more than 1mln labor migrants of Armenia work in Russia.
The survey conducted by OSCE among households recently showed that 13.9% of households are involved in the labor migration. –0--
