Karabakh sets up trade union; elects chairman

Arminfo, Yerevan
10 Jan 05

STEPANAKERT

The constituent congress of the Nagornyy Karabakh Republic’s [NKR]
Federation of Trade Unions has been held in Stepanakert. It adopted a
programme and statute, and also elected the federation’s executives.

Ara Kagramanyan was elected chairman of the NKR Federation of Trade
Union in an open vote.

In an interview with journalists, Ara Kagramanyan noted that the
newly-established trade union federation is called upon to defend the
rights of the working citizens, to resolve a range of professional and
social issues and to help workers improve their skills.