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Employers’ Code of Conduct signed in Armenia
Yerevan hosts first national conference on social partnership
Council on Human Exploitation Issues studies surveys on migration in Armenia
The results of the surveys of external migration in Armenia for 2008-2009 and the analysis of labour migration trends and migration experience were represented at the meeting of the Council on Human Trafficking Issues on July 27.
A new anti-trafficking training manual for law enforcement agencies in Armenia launched with OSCE, ILO and UNDP support
UN Ministerial Conference, 2009
UN Ministerial Conference meets to review social policy options for a region, hard hit by the global economic crisis
The global economic and financial crisis has affected all countries, and Kazakhstan was no exception. In early 2009 the country faced a difficult situation on the labour market, particularly in oil- and gas-producing regions, Gulshara Abdykalikova,...
UN Ministerial Conference, 2009
UN Ministerial Conference to address the social impact of the economic crisis in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Turkey
High-level representatives from Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Turkey will examine regional policy responses to the economic crisis at a UN Ministerial Conference jointly organized by four U.N. agencies (the ILO, UNICEF, FAO and UNDP) and hosted...
Mkhitar Mnatsakanyan appointed Labour and Social Affairs Minister of Armenia
On November 23, Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan appointed Mkhitar Mnatsakanyan as the Republic’s Labour and Social Affairs Minister.
Eastern Europe and Central Asia AIDS Conference
On 28-30 October 2009 the Third regional Eastern European and Central Asian AIDS Conference took place in Moscow. More than 2500 delegates from all CIS countries as well as from Eastern Europe, Central Asia and many other countries took part in the...
Tripartite meeting on Labour Administration Facing the Jobs Crisis
Gevorg Petrosyan apponted as Labour and Social Affairs Minister of Armenia
On May 12 Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan signed a decree to appoint Gevorg Petrosyan as Labour and Social Affairs Minister. He replaced on this post Arsen Hambardzumyan. Gevorg Petrosyan was born in Yerevan on September 4, 1972.
Tripartite collective agreement signed in Armenia
Sub-regional Training “HIV/AIDS and the world of work” for constituents’ focal points
National Workshop on the Effective Governance of Labour Migration in Armenia
Today, National Workshop on the Effective Governance of Labour Migration in Armenia took place in Marriott Armenia Hotel. The workshop was organized by the International Labour Organization within the framework of Towards Sustainable Partnerships...
First pilot pre-migration training
The first pilot pre-migration training within the framework of the EU-funded ILO/OSCE/ICMPD regional project Development of a Comprehensive Anti-Trafficking Response in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia took place in Tbilisi on 2 July.
Workshop on wage policy in Yerevan
ILO Subregional Director visited Yerevan
Armenia hosts workshop on private employment agencies.
It is estimated that most trafficked victims leave the country through their own social networks or criminal intermediaries, often linked to organised crime. There is evidence, however, that private employment agencies, if left unregulated, can...
International Labour Organization Project Coordinates South Caucasus Anti-Trafficking Measures.
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has launched a project aimed at the development of an anti-trafficking response system in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. The project was implemented in partnership with the Organization for Security and...
Armenia and ILO signed Decent Work Country Programme.
ILO and its tripartite partners – government, employers’ and workers organizations - signed here today a Decent Work Country Programme for the Republic of Armenia for 2007-2011.