Armenia

• Area: 29,800 sq km
• Capital: Yerevan
• Population: 2,976,372 (July 2006 est.)
• National holiday: Independence Day, 21 September
• Currency code: dram (AMD)
• Langue(s): Armenian 97.7%, Yezidi 1%, Russian 0.9%, other 0.4% (2001 census)
• Time zone: GMT +4
• Joined ILO in 1992

Decent Work Country Programme for the Republic of Armenia for 2007 - 2011 (signed on March 26, 2007) (PDF)

International Organizations

• UN Office in Armenia
• UNDP Country Office in Armenia

Government

• Ministry of Labour and Social Issues

  Arthur Grigoryan (Mr.), Minister of Labour and Social Issues
  Tel. (+374 10) 52 68 31
  Fax (+374 10) 56 37 91
  Ara PETROSYAN (Mr.), First Deputy Minister (responsible for cooperation with the ILO and Social partners).
  Tel. (+374 10) 56 53 65
  Fax (+374 10) 56 37 91
  E-mail: araikp@mss.am

Employers' Organizations

• Republican Union of Employers of Armenia

  Gagik MAKARYAN (Mr.), President
  Tel. (+374 10) 54 07 15; 52 44 72; 52 74 21
  Fax (+374 10) 52 44 72
  E-mail: emplyoers_republ@mail.ru
  E-mail: gag_mak@yahoo.com

Workers' Organizations

• Confederation of Trade Unions of Armenia

  Eduard TUMASYAN (Mr.), Chair
  Boris KHARATYAN (Mr.), Head of International Department
  Armenia 0010 Erevan-10,
  Sargsyana str., 26
  Tel. (+374 10) 58 36 82
  Fax (+374 10) 54 74 07, 52 05 14
  E-mail: boris@xar.am, levnic@netsys.am

Additional Sources of Country Information

• World Bank Country Information
• USAID Country Information

ILO National Coordinator

• Nune HOVHANNISYAN (Ms.)
  14 Petros Adamyan, UN House, room 204,
  Yerevan 0010, Republic of Armenia
  Tel: (+374 10) 54 39 72