Armenia Summons Citizens Stranded Due to COVID-19
In the meanwhile, many citizens, especially labor migrants who lost shelter and jobs, are placed at temporary accommodations covered by the Embassy and rich Armenians...
As a Monopoly Russia Manipulates Gas Prices in Armenia
The issue is that starting January 1 2019, Russian state enterprise "Gazprom Export" sells gas at the border of Armenia at 165 USD per 1000 cubic meters (before it was 150 USD)...
Worker Protest During State of Emergency Orchestrated by Employer
During the forced leave, Darbinyan did not pay the workers (although he is obliged to pay at least 2/3 of their wages according to the Labor Code), instead he fired part of the labor force with a promise to hire...
Armenians Locked in Russia
Many of these labor migrants lost their jobs in Russia due to the lockdown. A significant part of them were unregistered labor force and now are faced with losing their existing shelters...
Armenia Enforces Strick Lockdown Order while Coronavirus Cases Jump to 249
Most businesses are ordered to shut down, with the exception of food and drug stores, food delivery services, production of food, drinks, alcohol, tobacco. The list of business operations allowed during the lockdown․․․
Workers Situation under the Quarantine
"SAS Group" a large retail sales chain, refuses to pay its workers that have forcibly gone idle. SAS calls employees and compells them to write requests for dismissal from work or unpaid․․․
The Involvement of Armenian Diaspora’s Businessmen In Plundering Armenia’s Subsoils
Open letter to the big capital owners and businessmen in the Armenian Diaspora. We have attempted to publish this open letter in Armenian Weekly, a Diaspora based media...
False Information in the Affidavit of Lydian International’s Chief Executive to the Canadian court about mining in Amulsar: part 1 - AEF
We were, certainly, following the court proceedings against the Police of Armenia and the results of the court orders, but in order to confirm the information we had․․․
Tightened Sanctions for Impelling or Compelling Parents to Relinquish Parental Rights
An individual who impels or compels another person to relinquish parental rights will be fined in an amount 200-500-fold of the minimum salary...
Another Batch of 30 Graduates of Orphanages Receive Housing Vouchers
The Ministry of Labor and Social Issues continues providing vouchers to graduates of orphanages for purchasing apartments. The government adopted the relevant decree in December 2019 covering 300 graduates...
Company Affiliated with Ex Yerevan Mayors Exploits Drivers of Public Transportation
Drivers of around 150 minivans, operating routes N 1, 10, 12, 13, 19, 21, 23, 25, 29, 34, went on a strike on February 10 2020, demanding reduction of the daily "fee" they have to pay to route owners․․․
Hoping for Armenia without trash: where we are now
But it is no less important to mention that the European banks in their turn are not that much concerned about sustainability of projects they fund despite their announcements. This allows for some insight as to the extent․․․