Employers’ Code of Conduct signed in Armenia
3 February 2011
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On February 3, Employers’ Code of Conduct was signed in Armenia. The Code aimed at counteracting trafficking in human beings and forced labour was developed by the Republican Union of Employers of Armenia in consultation with the ILO Project “Strengthening of Comprehensive Anti-Trafficking Response in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia.” A task force created by the Republican Union of Employers has been drafting the Code since 2009 under the guidance of Philip Hunter, ILO consultant, Special Action Programme to Combat Forced Labour.
The president of the Republican Union of Employers, Arsen Ghazaryan, underlined the necessity of signing the Code by Armenia’s employers as it is a good tool to combat trafficking in human beings and forced labour.
The Union’s executive director, Gagik Makaryan, focused on the principles of the Code of Conduct, including the obligatory conclusion of labour contracts in a written form.
Chief technical advisor of the ILO Project , Zsolt Dudas, stressed importance of the Code’s application in day to day operations of the employers. He presented a few examples from the other countries’ experience in this issue and the findings of the ILO Global Report “Cost of Coercion”.
The Code of Conduct was signed by the Republican Union of Employers and 15 private employers.
The event was widely covered by local media.
The president of the Republican Union of Employers, Arsen Ghazaryan, underlined the necessity of signing the Code by Armenia’s employers as it is a good tool to combat trafficking in human beings and forced labour.
The Union’s executive director, Gagik Makaryan, focused on the principles of the Code of Conduct, including the obligatory conclusion of labour contracts in a written form.
Chief technical advisor of the ILO Project , Zsolt Dudas, stressed importance of the Code’s application in day to day operations of the employers. He presented a few examples from the other countries’ experience in this issue and the findings of the ILO Global Report “Cost of Coercion”.
The Code of Conduct was signed by the Republican Union of Employers and 15 private employers.
The event was widely covered by local media.