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There is no definition of forced labour in the Armenian legislation, ILO National Project Coordinator in Armenia Nver Sargsyan told a news conference on February 12.
He stressed the need for bringing forward a motion and fixing this definition legislatively in order to effectively investigate and classify cases of forced labour.
“We are glad that the government pays attention to this problem, which is proved by the fact that within the framework of nine programmes 433 million dramas were allocated from the state budget to fight human trafficking,” Sargsyan said.
At present, the International Labour Organization and Armenia’s national statistics service are completing a joint survey on human trafficking that will be published within a month, he added.
He noted that the ILO together with Armenian partners implemented several programmes aimed at protecting Armenia’s labour migrants.
“In this respect much depends on transparent work of private employment agencies, especially those that recruit people for employment abroad,” the ILO expert said. “The Union of Employers of Armenia helped to set up a union of employment and recruitment agencies. A special code of ethics is being drafted for them.”
The employers’ union will have its own website where it will place the black list of agencies that should not be trusted.
Source: ArmInfo news agency
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