Epress.am News from Armenia
Employees of the Nairit chemical factory will stage a sit-in in front of the building of the Government of Armenia starting May 14, demanding payment of the twenty months' worth of salaries owed to them, Anush Harutyunyan, former spokesperson of the plant, said in an interview with Epress.am. By prior agreement, the protest action will last for three days: thereafter the workers will act in accordance with the response of the cabinet. The protesters demand the government submit a debt repayment schedule
Previously, the Nairit employees had presented a 9-point claim to the Government. Among the requirements, they demanded that the authorities froze the payments on the bank loans taken by the laid-off employees or their family members until the full repayment of the back wages (18-25 months); deferred the payment of tuition fees for laid-off employees' children; deferred payments on utility services; in case of illness, provided former and current employees of the plant with the necessary surgeries within public procurement; recalculated the pensions of retired employees in the last 2 years.