2-YEAR PROGRAM "DIGNIFIED LABOR" TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN ARMENIA WITH
ASSISTANCE OF INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION
YEREVAN, MARCH 27, NOYAN TAPAN. The 2-year program "Dignified Labor"
will be implemented in Armenia by the International Labor Organization
(ILO) and its partners in Armenia – the Armenian government, the
Confederation of Trade Unions of Armenia and the Union of
Manufacturers and Businessmen of Armenia.
According to ILO, one of the program’s priorities is improvement of
the employment policy (although GDP growth made 13.4% in 2006, the
level of unemployment in the country is high – 8.2%). assistance for
strengthening the links of the education sector and the labor
market. Besides, ILO will provide technical advice and take measures
aimed at capacity development with the aim of employing outgoing
workers, improving the legislation on protection of workers’ rights
and its practical use.
Another priority of the program is strengthening the social
partnership, particularly improvement of the legislative field related
to the signing of collective labor contracts in various sectors and
enterprises and the implementation of their provisions by the
government, employers and workers.