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Armenia commended by OSCE for making progress in combating labor trafficking
... the OSCE Yerevan Office, Andrey Sorokin, commended today Armenian authorities for making progress in the fight against trafficking. Sorokin spoke at the presentation of an OSCE-supported pilot study that aims to improve the identification of forced labor and labor trafficking cases among adults and children in Armenia, and to strengthen joint efforts to address related challenges. YEREVAN, December 24. /ARKA/. Head of the OSCE Yerevan Office, Andrey Sorokin, commended today Armenian authorities ...
12/24/2015Gagik Makaryan on problems of investors in Armenia and peculiarities of local labor market
In an interview with ARKA news agency, Chairman of the National Union of Employers of Armenia Gagik Makaryan speaks about the current situation in the labor market after the influx of mostly Russian nationals, as well as names major problems investors face in the country. YEREVAN, November 22. /ARKA/. In an interview with ARKA news agency, Chairman of the National Union of Employers of Armenia ...
11/22/2022Three new projects with total budget of 1.7 million euros launched in Armenia with support of European Union
Three new projects with the total budget of 1.7 million euros have been launched in Armenia with the support of the European Union designed to protect the labor and social rights of the country's residents. YEREVAN, June 11. /ARKA/. Three new projects with the total budget of 1.7 million euros have been launched in Armenia with the support of the European Union designed to protect the labor and social ...
06/11/2021Armenia’s further economic development requires stable labor market
Armenia’s further economic development requires a stable labor market, RA Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Aghvan Vardanyan stated at the forum “Armenia’s labor market: challenges and trends”. YEREVAN, December 18. /ARKA/. Armenia’s further economic development requires a stable labor market,...
12/18/2007Armenian National Assembly committee approves sweeping amendments to Labor Code
Armenian parliamentary committee on labor and social affairs approved today a package of amendments and additions to the Labor Code and related laws proposed by the Armenian government. YEREVAN, March 15. /ARKA/. Armenian parliamentary committee on labor and social affairs approved ...
03/15/202353.3% of Armenian organizations and experts consider labor code satisfactory
53.3% of organizations and experts considered the country’s labor code as satisfactory, said the Director of VGM Partners Vardan Markosian in presenting the results of the sturdy. The study was conducted by VGM Partners under the USAID Social Protection S YEREVAN, April 14. /ARKA/. 53.3% of organizations and ...
04/14/2008Armenia is preparing a large package of changes to Labor Code
Armenian Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Ruben Sargsyan unveiled today some details of an array of amendments that will be made to the Labor Code, saying they all are designed to establish working conditions mutually beneficial for the employers and employees. YEREVAN,...
01/31/2023Through our joint efforts we will make our common Armenia even more beautiful, says president
In a message issued on the occasion of Labor Day, Armenia’s President Armen Sarkissian congratulated Armenia’s citizens saying that all assets and everything that has a value – from the daily bread to the newest technologies, from cultural values to economic achievements - are created ...
05/01/2019Armenian labor migrants to save about $15 million every year after accession to EEU
... will enjoy the same rights to work in the Russian Federation as the Russian nationals. In his exclusive interview to ARKA News Agency the head of Armenia’s state migration service Gagik Yeganyan spoke about the advantages this would give to the labor migrants and about how the problems of the ‘black’ list migrants would be solved. ARKA – Mr Yeganyan, as from January 2, 2015, Armenian citizens enjoy the same rights to work in Russia as the Russian nationals. What opportunities ...
02/10/2015Reforms of second generation necessity in Armenia
... substitution and diamond-cutting. However, import substitution cannot be an everlasting process, and the diamond-cutting industry, which has for a long time constituted 30%-40% of our exports and imports, is beginning to decline because of more expensive labor force. Unfortunately, construction is the principal cluster of economic growth. Of course, it is good that our construction industry is developing. But the point is that it is housing construction, not the construction of enterprises, that is being ...
08/22/2007Armenian labor migrants unhappy with SRC plan to tax them at home
In response to media reports on the authorities' plans to tax labor migrants, the State Revenue Committee (SRC) clarified that Armenian resident individuals receiving income subject to taxation in the Republic of Armenia and foreign countries, i.e. individuals who actually stayed in Armenia for 183 days or more ...
02/21/2024Armenia and India prepare agreement on labor migration
Armenia and India are preparing an agreement on labor migration, Armenian Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Narek Mkrtchyan said today. YEREVAN, September 13. /ARKA/. Armenia and India are preparing an agreement on labor migration, Armenian Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Narek Mkrtchyan ...
09/13/2023Armenia to amend Labor Code to allow all to work remotely
The Labor and Social Affairs Committee of the Armenian National Assembly has green-lighted today a draft law on remote work in both public and private sectors. YEREVAN, September 5. /ARKA/. The Labor and Social Affairs Committee of the Armenian National ...
09/05/2023Armenian parliament passes major package of amendments to Labor Code
By a vote of 81 to 5 abstentions Armenia's parliament has passed today in the second and final reading a set of amendments to the Labor Code, which, according to Deputy Labor and Social Affairs Minister Ruben Sargsyan, specify, among other things, the rights of working women. YEREVAN, May 3. /ARKA/. By a vote of 81 to 5 abstentions Armenia's parliament has passed today in the ...
05/03/2023Global migration can be potent tool in fight to end poverty across the world – new report
... YEREVAN, June 15. /ARKA/. Global migration has lifted millions out of poverty and boosted economic growth, a new World Bank report finds. But destination countries risk losing out in the global competition for talent and leaving large gaps in their labor markets by failing to implement policies that address labor market forces and manage short-run economic tensions, the World Bank's official website reported in a press release. Large and persistent differences in wages across the globe are the ...
06/15/2018Overwhelming majority of Armenian labor migrants head to Russia in search of job- study
The overwhelming majority of Armenian labor migrants - 98.6%- leave for Russia in search of jobs, according to the findings of a study conducted by AP Partners consulting company, unveiled today by Vartan Aghbalyan , coordinator of its programs. YEREVAN, February 5. / ARKA /. The overwhelming ...
02/05/20141-mln-euro program easing social impact of labor migration launched in Armenia
“Social response to labor migration in Armenia” program was presented in Yerevan on Wednesday. The three-year program cost 1 million euros. YEREVAN, April 3. /ARKA/. “Social response to labor migration in Armenia” program was presented in Yerevan on Wednesday....
04/03/2013ILO Handbook For Trade Union Members Presented In Yerevan
A handbook of the International Labor Organization (ILO) for trade union members called Rights of Labor Migrants in Search of Decent Work was presented today in Yerevan. YEREVAN, November 12, /ARKA/. A handbook of the International Labor Organization (ILO) for trade union members called ...
11/12/2010Parliament Passes Bill Allowing Verbal Contracts
The Armenian parliament has passed today in the second and final reading a package of changes and amendments to the laws on administrative offences, state labor inspection and labor payment. The changes, particularly, allow for verbal employment contracts YEREVAN, June 24, /ARKA/. The Armenian parliament has passed today in the second and final reading a package of changes and amendments to the laws on ...
06/25/2010Progovernmental MP believes Armenia may become exporter of labor force
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 ...
11/17/2007Armenia plans to fully switch to electronic labor contracts from 2026
The Armenian Parliamentary Committee on Labor and Social Affairs at a Tuesday session gave a positive conclusion to the draft law on full transition to electronic labor contracts from 2026. YEREVAN, 16 October. /ARKA/. The Armenian Parliamentary Committee on Labour and Social Affairs at ...
10/16/2024Unemployment in Armenia may reach 19% because of COVID-19 – labor minister
The COVID-19 pandemic and the period following it will inevitably have very adverse consequences also for Armenia’s labor market, Arsen Udumyan, the country’s deputy minister of labor and social affairs, said Monday at a meeting of the National Assembly’s standing committee on health and social issues. YEREVAN, May 4. /ARKA/. The COVID-19 pandemic and the ...
05/04/2020Armenia and Artsakh leadership congratulate people on Labor Day
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and President Armen Sarkissian as well as Artsakh President Bako Sahakyan have released congratulatory messages on the Labor Day, the press services of the leaders of the two Armenian states reported today. YEREVAN, May 1. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and President Armen Sarkissian as well as Artsakh President Bako Sahakyan have released congratulatory ...
05/01/2020Armenian government taking measures to enhance protection of working people’s rights
The issue of the enhancement of the labor inspection’s activity is on the Armenian labor and social affairs ministry, Zhora Sargsyan, head of the ministry’s labor and employment division, said Thursday at a news conference. YEREVAN, July 25. /ARKA/. The issue of the enhancement ...
07/25/2019How to lessen labor migration from Armenia? Politicians’ proposals
Labor market and migration are among Armenia’s biggest problems. Political forces, racing for seats in the National Assembly, have presented their approaches to this problem solution during the round-table discussion initiated by Alternative Research ...
03/27/2017Armenian labor pension grows by 10,000 drams in two years
The average labor pension in Armenia was raised by 10,000 drams (about $21)) in the last 2 years, Labor and Social Affairs Minister Artem Asatryan said Saturday. YEREVAN, December 28. /ARKA/. The average labor pension in Armenia was raised by 10,000 drams (about ...
12/28/2015Armenian labor migrants may save up to $20 million a year on work permits in Russia
Armenian labor migrants will save up to $20 million a year on work permits in the Russian Federation beginning from next year when Armenia becomes a full member of the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union, Deputy Finance Minister Suren Karayan said today during ...
12/02/2014Armenia to sign agreement soon to form labor markets with Russia
Armenia is going to sign an agreement soon to form labor markets with Russia, Hermine Naghdalyan, co-chair of Armenian-Russian inter-parliamentary commission and Armenian National Assembly’s vice-speaker, said on Thursday. YEREVAN, October 30. /ARKA/. Armenia is going to sign an agreement soon ...
10/30/2014Expert: only 2 or 3 percent of labor migrants from Armenia come back to their homeland for permanent residing
Gagik Makaryan, chairman of the National Union of Employers of Armenia, answering Wednesday journalists’ questions at a conference focused on labor migration and the policy of development of former soviet republics, said only two or three percent of labor migrants from Armenia come back to their homeland for permanent residing. YEREVAN, October 2. /ARKA/. Gagik Makaryan, chairman of ...
10/02/2013Another labor fair to be held in Armenia in mid-November
Another labor fair will be organized in Armenia in the middle of November, Sona Harutyunyan, the head of Armenia’s state employment agency, said Friday at a news conference. YEREVAN, October 5. /ARKA/. Another labor fair will be organized in Armenia in the ...
10/05/2012USAID: risks in introduction of defined contribution retirement scheme in Armenia minimal
Risks in introduction of accumulative pension system (defined contribution retirement scheme) in Armenia are minimal, USAID Pension and Labor Market Program (PALM) COP Rosa Chiappe said Friday in Yerevan on the sidelines of a conference focused on labor and pensions. YEREVAN, September 14. /ARKA/. Risks in introduction of accumulative pension system (defined contribution retirement ...
09/14/2012Abovian hosting labor fair
The central Armenian town of Abovian in Kotayk province, 20 km off Yerevan is hosting today a labor fair, initiated by the State Employment Center. YEREVAN, October 29, /ARKA/. The central Armenian town of Abovian in Kotayk province, 20 km off Yerevan is hosting today a labor fair, initiated by the State Employment Center. The goal of the event ...
10/29/2010Study: about 7.4% of Armenian population labor migrants in 2002-2007
Labor migrants constituted about 7.4% of the population of Armenia or 162,000-189,000 people in 2002-2007, says a study report on migrants returned to Armenia in 2002-2008 presented in Yerevan Thursday. YEREVAN, January 16. /ARKA/. Labor migrants constituted ...
01/16/2009Armenia approves Employment Strategy for 2025-2031
... for 2025-2031, with the main goal of combating unemployment. YEREVAN, December 27. /ARKA/. On Thursday, the Armenian government approved the Employment Strategy for 2025-2031, with the main goal of combating unemployment. Armenian Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Narek Mkrtchyan stated that unemployment in Armenia is both seasonal and structural. "The reasons are varied, but studies show that a portion of the potentially employable population is not competitive and lacks the skills ...
12/27/2024Armenian women earn around 30 percent less than men for the same work, according to the World Bank’s new assessment
Less than half of working age women in Armenia participate in the labor force mainly due to caregiving responsibilities for children and disabled family members. YEREVAN, October 16. /ARKA/. Less than half of working age women in Armenia participate in the labor force mainly due to caregiving responsibilities for ...
10/16/2024Some 2,384 Karabakh refugees sign labor contracts in Armenia - deputy minister
As of early November 2023, some 2,384 refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh signed labor contracts in Armenia, Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Ruben Sargsyan said on Tuesday. YEREVAN, November 14. /ARKA/. As of early November 2023, some 2,384 refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh signed labor contracts in Armenia, Deputy Minister ...
11/14/2023Unemployment rate in Armenia in Q1 amounted to 13.7% of labor force - EDB review
The unemployment rate in Armenia in the first quarter of this year calculated by the methodology of the International Labor Organization was 13.7% of the labor force, the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) said in a review on the main socio-economic indicators. YEREVAN, August 22. /ARKA/. The unemployment rate in Armenia in the first quarter of this year calculated ...
08/22/2023Minister: there is shortage of labor force in all sectors of Armenia's economy
Еhere is a labor shortage in virtually all sectors of Armenia's economy, Economy Minister Vahan Kerobyan said at a press briefing on Wednesday. YEREVAN, November 16. /ARKA/. There is a labor shortage in virtually all sectors of Armenia's economy, Economy Minister ...
11/16/2022Dads in Armenia to enjoy five-day leave in connection with baby birth
Armenian fathers will get the opportunity to take leave in connection with the birth of a child, the corresponding amendments to the Labor Code were approved on Wednesday at a meeting of the standing parliamentary committee on health and social issues. YEREVAN, September 9. /ARKA/. Armenian fathers will get the opportunity to take leave in connection with the birth of a child,...
09/09/2020Study reveals that 41 percent of young Armenians not willing to work
About 41% of working-age young people in Armenia are not willing to work and more than half of economically inactive young people are women, according to the findings of a study on youth and labor market conducted by the Armenian offices of Save the Children and World Vision International charity organziations. The findings of the study were unveiled March 27 by Astghik Movsisyan, the head of the Armenian office of the Save the Children organziation....
03/28/2019Employees in Armenia not aware of their rights - lawyer
... journalists on Saturday. YEREVAN, May 2. /ARKA/. Employees in Armenia are ill-informed about their rights, Inessa Vardanyan, a member of the Chamber of Lawyers of Armenia, said told journalists on Saturday. “It can’t be said that Armenia’s labor code has major faults or omissions,” she said. “As a lawyer, I can say that both sides are properly protected by the labor code. The problem is that employees’ awareness of their own rights is very poor.” It is natural that if one is not ...
05/02/2016Beeline and National Union of Employers start joint project to help young people become competitive at labor market
ArmenTel telecom (trading as Beeline) and Armenia’s National Union of Employers announced Thursday a joint project designed to help young people improve their competitiveness at the labor market. YEREVAN, October 9. / ARKA /. ArmenTel telecom (trading as Beeline) and Armenia’s National Union of Employers announced Thursday a joint project designed to help young people improve their competitiveness at the labor market. ArmenTel ...
10/09/2015Four Armenian companies recognized as centers of excellence in protection of workers’ labor, safety and health
Four Armenian companies were recognized as "Centers of Excellence" in terms of protection of their employees’ labor, safety and health. The competition was organized by the Ministry of Labor, the National Union of Employers and the Confederation of Trade Unions. YEREVAN, June 25. /ARKA/. Four Armenian companies were recognized as "Centers of Excellence" ...
06/25/2013Armenian government discusses new bill on employment : Labor Ministry
Armenian government is discussing a new bill, “On employment,” that has been prepared by Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, said Tadevos Avetisyan, head of labor and employment department at the Ministry. YEREVAN, June 1./ARKA/. Armenian government is discussing a new bill, “On employment,” that has been prepared by Ministry of Labor ...
06/01/2013Labor market in Armenia is deficient in skilled personnel in perspective spheres of economy
Labor market in Armenia has a deficit of skilled workers in the spheres of economy where growth is observed, in particular such specialists as locksmiths, millers, crane operators, long-distance truck drivers and cooks, said the Chairman of the Union ...
02/20/2012Disparity Between Demand And Supply At Armenian Labor Market Greatest Obstacle To Effective Protection Of Workers Rights: ARF Member
The disparity between the demand and supply at the local labor market is the greatest obstacle to effective protection of workers’ rights, a former Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, Arsen Hambardzumyan, told ARKA YEREVAN, November 8. / ARKA /. The disparity between the demand and supply at the local ...
11/08/2011Demand for labor force in Armenia’s market falls a little this year
Demand for labor force in Armenia’s labor market has fallen a little this year, Harutyun Harutyunian, head of Tnak employment center, said today. YEREVAN, December 5, /ARKA/. Demand for labor force in Armenia’s labor market has fallen a little this year,...
12/05/2009Job counseling centre for youth opens in Yerevan
Armenia’s Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs opened today a job counseling center in Yerevan. The opening of the center was part of the WB program for social welfare reforms. YEREVAN, November 18. /ARKA/. Armenia’s Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs opened today ...
11/18/2008Raised average salaries in Armenia’s economic sector to drive inflation rate up in 2008
An average salary of people working in Armenia’s economic sector will exceed the growth of average labor productivity in 2008, and as a result, the labor market will drive inflation rate up, Central Bank of Armenia says in its monetary policy program. YEREVAN, December 18. /ARKA/. An average salary of people working in Armenia’s economic sector ...
12/19/2007STUDY: ARMENIAN EMPLOYERS EXPECT 5.5% EMPLOYMENT INCREASE IN 2007
Armenian employers expect 5.5% employment increase in 2007, Ameria CJSC said after conducting a study on the country’s labor market in Feb-March 2007. About 23% of respondents plan 10% salary increase, and 11% anticipate that of 20%. YEREVAN, June 19. /ARKA/. Armenian employers expect 5.5% employment increase in 2007, Ameria CJSC said after conducting a study on the ...
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