ARMENIA ENVISAGES TO SIGN INTERSTATE AGREEMENT WITH IRAN AND BULGARIA CONCERNING REMOVAL OF MANPOWER

Noyan Tapan
May 10 2006

YEREVAN, MAY 10, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA Ministry of Labour and Social
Issues does works at present on signing interstate agreements
concerning removal of manpower with corresponding departments of Iran
and Bulgaria. The Noyan Tapan correspondent was informed about it by
Vahan Simonian, the Chief of the Labour and Employment Department of
the Ministry. He mentioned that according to the interstate agreements,
the states are bilaterally obliged to protect the legal rights of
employees. Points concerning salary, working hours and other issues
will be fixed in the agreements. V.Simonian mentioned that there are
such agreements signed with CIS countries. But, according to him,
they do not almost function at present, as RA citizens go to those
countries to work with their wish but not within the framework of
the above-mentioned agreements.