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Some 15,000 children from Karabakh receive financial aid of 100 thousand drams - Minister
... offensive on Sept. 19-20, and arrived in Armenia, have received one-time financial aid of AMD 100,000, Labor and Social Affairs Minister Narek Mkrtchyan said on Tuesday. The aid provided by the government of Armenia is transferred to the bank cards of the mothers or legal representatives of the displalced minors. "A special platform was launched where parents have to register their children. Some 27,300 children out of nearly 30,000 have already been registered. Soon all of them will receive the lump ...
10/17/2023Bank cards will be issued free for Karabakh refugees to receive financial aid in Armenia - Pashinyan
... regardless of age as a one-time support. "We know that many people do not have documents. In such cases, it is necessary to get a corresponding certificate from the Unified Social Service. The funds intended for the children will be transferred to the mothers' cards," Pashinyan said. The government will also pay 40 thousand drams to each refugee to pay apartment rent and 10 thousand drams to pay utility bills. "We are taking measures to provide with jobs school teachers, medics. It is very ...
10/02/2023Meat products, potatoes and cereals distributed to some social groups in Stepanakert
... minister) Gurgen Nersisyan said. "The government has carried out certain work to organize the provision of meat products, cereals and potatoes in Stepanakert to representatives of some social groups (old age pensioners, disabled people, IDPs, single mothers, large families, etc.)," he wrote on his FB page. For more than eight months now, 120,000 Armenians in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) have been under complete blockade of Azerbaijan with no food, medicine, fuel, gas or electricity. The Lachin ...
08/28/2023Birth rate stabilizes in Armenia
... Armenia and that of women by 7 years. Manukyan also noted another important global trend changing the structure of families. "Armenia is among a number of countries where the family is the predominant format, but we have also begun to see some changes, especially in terms of the growing number of single mothers," he said. According to the National Statistical Committee, Armenia's birth rate increased by 7.8% in January-March 2023 compared to the same period in 2022. -0-
05/15/2023Armenian parliament passes major package of amendments to Labor Code
... 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. One of the changes is relating to women who take care of children. In particular, the working day is shortened for mothers who care for children both under the age of one and two years. The change also introduces half-hour breaks every three hours for mothers caring for children under two years of age. If desired, women can dispose of this time on their own, for example,...
05/03/2023Armenian National Assembly committee approves sweeping amendments to Labor Code
... Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Ruben Sargsyan provided some details of the proposed changes. He said one of the changes is about children labor. It says that children may be engaged in labor activities only in their free time and specifies ... ... Another change is relating to women who take care of children. In particular, the working day is proposed to be shortened for mothers who care for children both under the age of one and two years. The change calls for introduction of half-hour breaks every ...
03/15/2023Armenia seeks to attract labor force from Central Asia, Africa, India – Minister
... in the work force are also very important for us and we have several projects targeting female entrepreneurs to help them accelerate their businesses. It’s going well I’m happy to say. We even have kindergartens and subsidized childcare to give mothers the freedom to work. In our society it has been traditional for women to take care of their children rather than men, but now we are actively facilitating women being part of the work force or starting their own businesses.' He said in small communities ...
03/01/2023Armenia is preparing a large package of changes to Labor Code
... saying they all are designed to establish working conditions mutually beneficial for the employers and employees. One of the changes is about children labor. It says that children may be engaged in labor activities only in their free time and specifies ... ... Another change is relating to women who take care of children. In particular, the working day is proposed to be shortened for mothers who care for children both under the age of one and two years. The change calls for introduction of half-hour breaks every ...
01/31/2023Labor and Social Affairs minister specifies new amounts of childcare benefits
Armenian Labor and Social Affairs Minister Narek Mkrtchyan specified today new amounts of childcare allowances, which from January 1, 2023 will be paid to mothers (parents) not only in rural, but also in urban communities. YEREVAN, December 22. /ARKA/. Armenian Labor and Social Affairs Minister Narek Mkrtchyan specified today new amounts of childcare allowances, which from January 1, 2023 will be paid ...
12/22/2022Armenia’s demographic strategy will be presented to government in February 2023
... Pashinyan said the demographic strategy should include measures that will allow bringing Armenia's population to 5 million by 2050. The minister recalled that from 1 January 2023, benefits for child care up to age 2 will also be paid to non-working mothers living in urban areas, and they will receive 85% of the benefit when they return to work (at present the benefit is discontinued when the mother returns to work. Also, a program of state assistance was launched this year to assist families that ...
12/16/2022Crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh could lead to disaster: Mirzoyan on Azerbaijan's genocide policy
... Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said at the ministerial meeting "New Orientation for Reformed Multilateralism" of the UN Security Council. "As we speak, the people of Nagorno-Karabakh are deprived of the right to free movement, mothers are separated from their children, terminally ill people cannot receive medicine and assistance. Moreover, during the cold winter, Azerbaijan disrupted the gas supply to Nagorno-Karabakh. Nagorno-Karabakh is directly threatened by the food, energy ...
12/15/2022Armenia to change procedure for granting childcare allowances for babies up to 2 years old
... Minister David Khachatryan told the parliament today that the amendment of the procedure aims to improve the country's demography. According to the new procedure, childcare allowances for babies up to 2 years will be paid from January 1, 2023 to all mothers irrespective of their place of residence. Khachatryan noted if the parent who is given 24-month parental leave decides to return to work the parent will not be disqualified from the benefit. "For working parents and rural residents, the amendments ...
10/04/2022Armenian government to build and repair 300 schools and 500 kindergartens by 2026
... complexes, buy new buses and vans to transport children. We will ensure their right to appropriate education," he said. Prime Minister also noted that the new complexes will open new perspectives not only for children, but also new jobs for their mothers, which will allow many families to overcome poverty. -0-
09/01/2022Ardook initiative provides mothers of children with disabilities with work at home
Ardook, a new social initiative that will provide mothers of children with disabilities with work at home, has been officially launched in Armenia today. YEREVAN, July 29. /ARKA/. Ardook, a new social initiative that will provide mothers of children with disabilities with work at home, has been ...
07/29/2022Armenia to raise pensions and allowances in 2023
... also be raised from current 68,000 drams to 75,000 drams. "We have agreed that it is necessary to increase the child care allowance for children up to 2 years old from 28,600 drams to 30,700 drams (in rural areas). We must give allowance to all mothers of children under 2 years old, regardless of their place of residence and work," Pashinyan said. Working mothers in villages will continue to receive double allowance, i.e. from January 1 they will receive 61,400 drams a month for a child....
07/12/2022Armenian government to raise pensions, minimum wage and maternity benefits
... More details will be provided later. The minimum wage will also be raised from current 68,000 drams to 75,000 drams," he said. Pashinyan noted that there is an important change in demographic programs: in 2020 the government decided to provide mothers in rural settlements with benefits for taking care of children up to 2 years old. "We have agreed that it is necessary to increase the child care allowance for children up to 2 years old from 28,600 drams to 30,700 drams (in rural areas)....
06/30/2022Parents of Armenian servicemen killed on duty to receive government’s compensation to pay for services of surrogate mothers and donors
The parents of Armenian military servicemen killed on duty, who want to have a child again will receive compensation from the government to pay for the services of surrogate mothers and donors, the Armenian government announced today after adopting a decision to this effect. YEREVAN, January 13. /ARKA/. The parents of Armenian military servicemen killed on duty, who want to have a child again will receive compensation from ...
01/13/2022Minors in Armenia to be granted right to official employment
... guardian of the minor, Sargsyan said, stressing that this practice is fairly widespread in the world. He said under another proposed legislative change, a woman with a child under 1.5 years old will have the right to work part-time. Also, breastfeeding mothers will have the opportunity to use their work break -a total of 90 minutes- for feeding the baby. Among other key changes, Sargsyan mentioned the specification of the rights of employers and employees. So, according to the proposed changes, people of retirement age are allowed to conclude an open-ended employment contract with the employer. The changes also provide ...
05/04/2021Armenian health ministry denies ex-president's son-of-law's false statements
... figures at the moment. "Trying to get political dividends by manipulating this delicate topic with the help of false information is beyond all moral norms. On behalf of the entire staff of the Ministry of Health, we express our condolences to all mothers and fathers who have lost their sons. We are sorry to have to make a post on this topic," Nikoghosyan said. -0-
11/14/2020Time has come to stop bloodshed – joint nationa address of Armenian defense ministry and armed forces general staff
... country, which were adopted on the basis of a comprehensive analysis and assessment of the situation. We must stop the bloodshed. We must find the bodies of all our heroes and bury them with military honors. We must try to ease the pain of our heroic mothers and heal the wounds of the victims. We must restore the potential of our army and further strengthen it, turning it into a modern and super-powerful fist. We have a lot to do. The war ends. The army has done its job and will continue without a ...
11/10/2020Armenian foreign ministry: Azerbaijan's attempts to kill life in Artsakh will fail and the organizers of these crimes will be held responsible
... one person was killed and another two were wounded. 'This war crime, which is a gross violation of international humanitarian law and customary law, clearly demonstrates that the people of Artsakh are Azerbaijan’s target, including newborn babies, mothers, and the elders. The attempts of the Azerbaijani military-political leadership to kill the life in Artsakh will fail and the organizers of these crimes will be held responsible,' the ministry said. -0-
10/28/2020Artsakh president going to frontline: This is our last battle, in which we will win together
... is under threat,” Harutyunyan wrote on his page. He called to be worthy of the memory of those who, centuries ago, in Sardarapat, during the Great Patriotic War, Artsakh and April wars, in the July 2020 battles, sacrificed their lives so that their mothers, sisters and children could live in peace. President Harutyunyan called for preventing a new genocide in order to enable new generations to create on their own land, in accordance with their own values. “We have won numerous victories and have ...
10/03/2020Baby birth benefit can already been taken at once in Armenia
... to solve big problems, for example, mortgage and credit. Therefore, he proposes to provide the remaining amount in a lump sum in order to solve immediately the problems of the family. The next proposed change applies to the norm implying that working mothers receive 18,000 drams of benefit every month. The bill proposes to pay this amount also to unemployed mothers. However, the lawmaker said that he withdraws this initiative, justifying it with the fact that the government is already planning to ...
04/17/2020Pashinyan: our task is to increase the level and quality of measures to protect women's rights
... congratulated his fellow women citizens on March 8 International Women's Day saying that this spring day is another reason to express respect and boundless love to women. “This day is not just an occasion to present flowers and say kind words to our wives, mothers, sisters, daughters, but the opportunity to once again emphasize the symbolism of this day related to the protection of women's rights. Despite the fact that in our country there are no obvious problems in the context of protecting women's rights,...
03/09/2020Armenian court allows arrest of head of orphanage on charges of illegal adoptions
... of newborns, saying Italian citizens adopted Armenian newborn babies with gross violations of the legislation of the country. According to the National Security Service, in 2016-2018, employees of some maternity hospitals convinced more than a dozen mothers that their newborn babies were suffering from serious illnesses or were stillborn and having exerted psychological pressure on them, forced them to abandon the babies or agree to their adoption. -0-
01/29/2020Top five financial laws and decisions that enter into force in 2020
... Economy, the list includes 293 names of vehicles, as well as a number of essentials. According to the ministry, the impact of changes in customs rates on inflation will be 0.5 percentage points. The list of goods, on which the duty has changed include ... ... indexed until other calculation formats are proposed. The second major change refers to the monthly childcare benefit given to mothers until their child is two years of age. This applies only to mothers who are on maternity leave. The current amount of ...
01/13/2020Armenian government to raise childbirth benefit sixfold
... birth of twins and triplets, the size of the benefit will be issued in accordance with the number of children. It will not be indexed until other calculation formats are proposed. The second major change refers to the monthly childcare benefit given to mothers until their child is two years of age. This applies only to mothers who are on maternity leave. The current amount of 18,000 drams per month will be upped to 26,500 drams from July 1, 2020. She said also in order to stimulate child birth rates ...
01/09/2020VTB Bank (Armenia) holds charity fair in support of Bari Mama foundation
... support of Bari Mama (Good Mother) foundation. According to a bank’s press service, the Bari Mama Foundation takes care of children with disabilities and congenital diseases contributing to their reunification with their families in every possible way. Mothers of children with disabilities exhibited their handicrafts: wooden Christmas toys, Christmas gingerbread cookies, tea boxes, wooden decorations and much more in the lobby of the head office. The bank employees took part in this charity event with ...
12/13/2019Armenian pensions and social allowances will increase in 2020
... been taken to make the assistance more targeted. In particular, social assistance will also be provided to citizens who are in extremely dire straits but who do not have a registered place of residence. Also, from July 1, the monthly allowance paid to mothers of babies under two years will rise from 18,000 drams to 25,000 drams. According to the minister, this will require additionally one billion drams. She said also the lump-sum paid for the birth of the first and second child is to rise by 6 and ...
11/01/2019Armenian government determined to improve demographic situation, deputy minister says
... of the first child six times - from 50 thousand drams to 300 thousand drams. The size of the lump-sum allowance for the birth of a second child will be doubled (from 150 thousand drams to 300 thousand drams). Also, the monthly allowance for working mothers will be increased by about 41% - from 18 thousand drams to 25 thousand drams. A new type of childcare allowance will be introduced in rural areas: until the child is two years old, mothers will be paid 25.5 thousand drams a month. The government ...
10/11/2019Armenian health ministry and World Bank prolong disease prevention and control program
... of which the Armenian government provided $8.2 million, as well as $1.8 million was additionally funded by the Trust Innovation Healthcare Fund in the form of a grant. The program is designed to help Armenian ministry of health protect the health of mothers and children, prevent non-communicable diseases (diabetes, hypertension, cervical cancer) at the primary care level, diagnose and treat diseases in the early stages, as well as increase the effectiveness of hospitals and improve the quality of ...
10/08/2019Armenia launching new programs to drive birth rate up
... of a lump-sum benefit for birth of a first baby will be increased six times - from AMD 50,000 to AMD 300,000, and the benefit for a second baby birth will be doubled - from AMD 150,000 to AMD 300,000. The size of the baby care allowance for working mothers will be increased 41% - from AMD 18,000 to AMD 25,000. A new kind of baby care benefit will be introduced in rural areas - moms here will have AMD 25,500 every month until their baby turns 2. Every effort will be made to root out the vicious ...
09/24/2019Government to release AMD 77.3 million to pay nannies' salaries
... have provided financing for another 400 beneficiaries," said Batoyan. On December 6, 2017, the Armenian Parliament approved amendments and additions to the Law on Employment, which provide for the possibility of providing state support to young mothers when hiring a nanny for a child under two years of age. According to the law, the state is ready to pay 50% of the nanny’s salary, but this amount should not exceed the minimum wage in the country - 55 thousand drams. In fact, if the nanny’s ...
08/22/2019VTB Bank (Armenia) holds charity fair to mark spring holidays
In connection with spring holidays VTB Bank (Armenia) held a charity fair in its head office to help single mothers. YEREVAN, March 28. / ARKA /. In connection with spring holidays VTB Bank (Armenia) held a charity fair in its head office to help single mothers. The bank said its female employees had been preparing for the fair with great enthusiasm for ...
03/28/2019Armenia’s population continues to dwindle, UNFPA representative says
... close before the working day of their parents is over. Regarding the measures that the government can take to help women with children who choose to work, Hovhannisyan named parental leave, including for fathers as well and full social security for mothers who work part time. The executive representative of the UN Population Fund, Tsovinar Harutyunyan, in turn, noted that in order to have population growth, the total fertility rate should be 2.1 children per woman and higher, whereas in Armenia ...
10/17/2018Serzh Sargsyan hopes police not to resort to force
... provocations ordered for hindering the peaceful course of the protests and trigger clashes between protesters and the police. In his interview with Shant TV, SErzh Sargsyan said: “People all over the world express their protests peacefully, but when mothers are afraid of letting their children outdoor and working people are late for work, the question is why they should suffer discomfort.” Sargsyan said that the authorities hope for the protesters’ discretion and hope that they will not cross ...
04/20/2018Armenian government to pay nannies
A set of amendments to the law "On Employment" passed today in the first reading by Armenian parliament, provide for the possibility of showing state support to those young mothers, who would like to hire a nanny to take care of their child less than two years of age. YEREVAN, November 15. /ARKA/. A set of amendments to the law "On Employment" passed today in the first reading by Armenian parliament, provide ...
11/15/2017IFC report: companies offering childcare benefits find economic gains
... greater focus, and enhanced motivation and commitment; and improved gender diversity and the advancement of women into leadership positions. Better and affordable childcare is increasingly seen as a critical driver of economic growth. When working mothers and fathers participate equally in the workforce, they are more likely to increase their household incomes, and have a greater impact on the growth of companies and economies. In general, children with access to early-childhood education and care ...
09/27/2017Armenian president congratulated country’s women on motherhood and beauty holiday
... strong and progressive mainly because of you. The strong and traditional family is the pledge of our nation’s incessant existence, and you are also the safeguards of that eternal existence.” Sargsyan extended his special congratulations to the mothers whose sons guard and keep inviolable the borders of Armenia. “I also bow to the mothers whose sons became immortals,” he said. ”I congratulate you once again and wish love and warmth in your families, success in your work, active and efficient ...
04/07/2017Some 308 billion drams paid this year as social security benefits
... been paid as pensions, 24 billion drams as military pensions, 13 billion drams –as retirement, disability and other allowances. He said about 10 billion drams have been paid as childbirth allowance, 3 billion drams as maternity benefits to unemployed mothers and 2.9 billion drams as guardianship allowance. In general, some 463,838 people are registered now with the State Social Security Service, including 307,598 people receiving old-age pensions and 128,377 people – disability pensions. -0-
12/14/2016Russian Eldorado retailer to open first store in Armenia
... first store in the Armenian capital Yerevan, marketing director for Elmarket (Eldorado brand) Nushik Tonoyan told ARKA. She said apart from consumer electronics and home appliances, the store will be selling also other household products, products for mothers and children, toys, sports equipment, power tools, garden products and more. Tonoyan added that in the near future the online store Eldorado.am will be launched to secure delivery of goods across the country. Along with that, the store will offer ...
11/09/2016Government to involve private sector to carry out a "Apartments without Down Payment" program
... the program into the list of government measures for 2017 to improve the demographic situation in the country,’ he said. He said the program to improve the demographic situation in the country includes other measures as well- such as providing young mothers (up to 24 years old) with assistance, the possibility of training and professional education as well as assistance in the care for a child under the age of 2 years, if the mother is at work. -0-
11/02/2016Armenian law on surrogate maternity amended
... Armenian National Assembly gave its final approval to amendments to the law on reproductive health and reproductive right. The amendments apply to surrogate maternity. Sergey Khachatryan, deputy health minister, said 30 to 40 people resort to surrogate mothers’ services every year. “The amended law states that a surrogate mother has no rights for a baby and that single foreigners can’t have surrogate mothers in Armenia,” he said. It is also stipulated by the amendments that one woman can be ...
09/29/2016Family capital helps people in Armenia in solving housing problem
... in the first half of this year, and 19,017 received a lump-sum baby birth benefit. Sayan said that over 1 billion 243 million has been earmarked from the government budget for paying the baby-care benefit, over AMD 1 billion 311 million to unemployed mothers and more than AMD 4 billion 648 million have been paid as baby birth benefit (including also family capital). The government provides AMD 50,000 for birth of first and second babies in families, AMD 1 million for third and fourth babies and AMD ...
08/26/2016Infertility rate among Armenian women declines by 2.5 times over last 15 years
... labor and social affairs, added that the demographic situation in Armenia is being considered primarily from the point of social conditions. "The government is carrying out numerous fertility promotion programs. It pays child allowances and enables mothers to combine work with child raising. In particular, from January 1 this year about 30 thousand non-working mothers are being paid onetime benefits for the birth of a child in the amount of 126,600 drams," Babajanyan said. Under a law adopted ...
07/11/2016VTB bank (Armenia) finances rehabilitation therapy for 60 children with cerebral palsy
... today. YEREVAN, May 6. /ARKA/. VTB Bank (Armenia) has financed rehabilitation therapy for 60 children from poor families with cerebral palsy (CP), the bank's press service reported today. It said the children are in the charge of Hay Mayrer (Armenian Mothers) non-governmental organization. The Yerevan-based bank said the move is part of its corporate social responsibility policy that focuses on education, culture and charity projects. The bank's cooperation with this charity organization, dealing ...
05/06/2016VTB Bank (Armenia) to start paying baby birth and stay-at-home mother benefits
All the 65 branches of VTB Bank (Armenia) will start paying benefits to stay-at-home mothers and a lump-sum baby birth benefits to individual bank accounts as part of an appropriate governmental program, the press office of the bank reports. YEREVAN, April 1. /ARKA/. All the 65 branches of VTB Bank (Armenia) will start paying ...
04/01/2016Armenia to facilitate formalization of baby care benefit
... mother is employed or not. This allowance amounts to AMD 50,000 for first and second babies, AMD 1 million for third and fourth and AMD 1.5 million for fifth and next babies. Asatryan said that there is also another allowance intended for employed mothers’ temporary loss of working ability. Its size is AMD 18,000 and it is paid every month throughout two years, if the mother doesn’t work. Unemployed mothers are not eligible for this benefit. The minister also pointed out a benefit for care ...
11/11/2015Some 4 billion drams earmarked as allowances for non-working mothers in 2016
The 2016 draft budget has earmarked a total of 4 billion drams as allowances for non-working mothers of infants, labor and social affairs minister Artem Asatryan told a parliamentary discussion today of next year’s budget. YEREVAN, November 4. / ARKA /. The 2016 draft budget has earmarked a total of 4 billion drams as allowances for non-working ...
11/04/2015Government earmarks 4 billion drams for non-working mothers of infants
The Armenian government has earmarked a total of 4 billion drams in its 2016 budget as allowances for non-working mothers of infants, labor and social affairs minister Artem Asatryan told a Wednesday parliamentary Q&A session. YEREVAN, October 8. / ARKA /. The Armenian government has earmarked a total of 4 billion drams in its 2016 budget as allowances for non-working ...
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