Authorities in Karabakh Raise Public Sector Wages and Pensions

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AUTHORITIES IN KARABAKH RAISE PUBLIC SECTOR WAGES AND PENSIONS

STEPANAKERT, DECEMBER 28, ARMENPRESS: Authorities
of Nagorno-Karabakh will raise public wages from
January 1, 2007. Thus, the minimum wage will grow from
the current 15,000 drams to 20,000 on January 1, 2007.

Secondary school teachers will get 71,000 drams, a
significant rise from the current 56,100 drams.
Salaries of health employees will grow 10 percent.
Librarians will have a 20 percent salary rise. Also
will grow old-age and retirement pensions, the average
pension will be 14,350 drams.
Unemployment benefits will also grow 33 percent to
12,000 drams against 9,000 drams now.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS