ILO Subregional Director visited Yerevan

On May 12, ILO Subregional Director Elaine Fultz visited Yerevan. During her visit she met with Armenia’s Labour and Social Affairs Minister Agvan Vardanyan, the deputy foreign minister, heads of the Trade Unions’ Confederation and the Employers’ Union. The Labour and Social Affairs Ministry told about progress in the implementation of the DWCP main components – employment, social partnership and OSH. Mrs Fultz hailed ILO-Armenia cooperation and stressed that the ILO will further support Armenia’s actions in OSH, employment and pension reform as well as the development of a collective agreement, legal migration mechanisms and the fight against human trafficking.