GAGIK YEGANYAN: NUMBER OF ARMENIAN MIGRANT WORKERS IN TURKEY EXAGGERATED
Alisa Gevorgyan

"Radiolur"
18.12.2009 16:55

On 4 December 2000, the General Assembly, taking into account the
large and increasing number of migrants in the world, proclaimed 18
December International Migrants Day On that day, in 1990, the Assembly
adopted the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights
of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families.

According to assessments, every 35th citizen of the world is a migrant,
i.e. he/she lives and works in a foreign country.

The Turkish authorities’ claims about tens of thousands of migrant
workers from Armenia are an exaggeration, Gagik Yeganyan, Head of
the Migration Agency of the Ministry of Territorial Administration,
told a press conference today.

According to him, the Turkish side regularly claims 50-70 thousand
migrant workers from Armenia are working in Armenia. A survey conducted
by the Armenian office of the Eurasia Foundation proves the claims
to be false, Gagik Yeganyan said.