ARMENIAN MINISTER OF LABOR, ILO DELEGATION DISCUSS COOPERATION PROGRAMS
Arka News Agency, Armenia
March 6 2007
YEREVAN, March 5. /ARKA/. RA Minister of Labor and Social Affairs
Aghvan Vardanyan held a meeting with a delegation of the International
Labor Organization (ILO) headed by Deputy Director of the ILO Office
for Eastern Europe and Central Asia Alena Nesporava.
The Public Relations Department, RA Ministry of Labor, reports that
during the meeting Minister Vardanyan provided the delegation with
detailed information on the spheres of planned further cooperation
between Armenia and the ILO.
The Minister pointed out that the Ministry is considering the issue
of preparing national reports on ratification of six ILO conventions.
He pointed out that this process requires the ILO’s technical
assistance.
Minister Vardanyan also stressed the importance of organizing
retraining courses for senior students and graduates of higher
schools. He also proposed establishing direct contacts between the ILO
relevant structures for the purpose of developing and strengthening
the RA National Institute of Social Research and Labor.
According to Vardanyan, the "Worthy Work" program is currently under
revision. He pointed out that a document on the implementation of
the program is to be signed at the end of 2007. Thereafter, a working
plan for the following two years will be elaborated.
In their turn the ILO delegation members gave assurances that all
the issues raised by Minister Varsdanyan will be indicated in the
cooperation plan. The ILO delegation is to hold meetings with all
the sides of social cooperation.