{"id":267010,"date":"2015-07-28T14:16:34","date_gmt":"2015-07-28T10:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.epress.am\/?p=267010"},"modified":"2015-07-28T14:21:51","modified_gmt":"2015-07-28T10:21:51","slug":"nairit-employees-demand-reoperation-warn-about-large-scale-actions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epress.am\/en\/2015\/07\/28\/nairit-employees-demand-reoperation-warn-about-large-scale-actions.html","title":{"rendered":"Nairit Employees Demand Reoperation, Warn About ‘Large-Scale’ Actions"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tFormer employees<\/span><\/a> of Nairit<\/em> chemical plant do not think the Armenian authorities have the political will to bring Nairit<\/em> back into operation; therefore, authorities only cite studies that consider the plant's reoperation impossible, Anush Harutyunyan, former spokesperson of Nairit<\/em>, said on Tuesday during the employees' protest action outside the RA National Assembly building demanding reoperation of the plant. <\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tMeanwhile, the Armenian parliament has called a hearing on July 28 to discuss the study aimed at assessing the technical feasibility and financial viability of the plant, as well as the possibility of Nairit's<\/em> future operation. The study has been conducted by Jacobs Consultancy Ltd and funded by the World Bank. \n<\/p>\n

\n\t“We demand that the hearing comes to the conclusion that Nairit<\/em> should be reoperated. They report the findings of the World Bank; however, Nairit<\/em> specialists haven't been invited [to participate in the study]. Their argument is that 'reoperation is too expensive; there is no organization willing to take over the plant, and the state does not have such money.' We're talking about USD 350-400 million. They don't want to take into consideration the fact that our specialists have proposed an action plan worth only USD 50-60 million,” Anush Harutyunyan stated. \n<\/p>\n

\n\tCommenting on the issue of the employees' back wages, Harutyunyan said the Government has not kept its latest promise<\/span><\/a> either: although everyone  has signed an agreement renouncing their claim to penalty wages, only 400 Nairit employees have received their salaries as of July 28.\n<\/p>\n

\n\t“Seven days have passed – no salaries. If they don't make the transaction today or tomorrow, we'll start large-scale actions,” the spokesperson concluded.\n<\/p>\n

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