01 April, 2016
The PERC Executive Committee Meeting
The PERC Executive Committee met in Brussels on 21 March 2016. It was chaired by the PERC President Irakli Petriashvili. Around 100 trade unionists from all parts of Europe took part in it.
The participants agreed upon the main priorities for the PERC actions in 2016: migration and multinational enterprises. A special attention was put to the attacks against trade unionists in Turkey and general shrinking of democratic space in this country. Luca Visentini, PERC General Secretary also addressed the challenge of trade union rights violations everywhere in Europe, noting such countries, as Spain,...
07 October, 2015
Appeal of the Confederation of Trade Unions of Armenia in connection with the World Day for Decent Worк (7 October 2015)
The International Labour Organization in 1999 developed and introduced the conception of "decent work", which includes four components: employment, social and labor rights, protection from injustice and social dialogue. Decent work - it is an opportunity to obtain decent and meaningful work in conditions of freedom, equality and human dignity, it is work in a safe environment, to ensure full social security and the ability to provide a decent live for a worker and his family.
International Trade Union Confederation ...
26 September, 2015
The legal aspects of trade union activities are in the centre of branch republican unions of the CPA
The Educational Research Centre of the Confederation of Trade Unions of Armenia with the support of the Pan-European Regional Council of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-PERC) held on September 25-26 in Tsaghkadzor seminar on "Legal aspects of trade unions’ activities in primary organizations".
The seminar was attended by the chairmen of the trade union organizations representing republican branch unions.
In his opening speech the chairman of the Confederation of Trade Unions of Armenia Eduard...
03 July, 2015
I N F O R M A T I O N
On July 1, 2015 the chairman of the Confederation of trade unions of Armenia Eduard Tumasyan hosted Dr.Gernot Mitter, Deputy Head of the Department of Labour Market and Integration Policy, Austrian Federal Chamber of Labour.
Welcoming the guest, Mr. Tumasyan expressed his satisfaction with the activities of the Austrian Development Agency in the support and development of social partnership between the government, trade unions and employers in Armenia.
Mr. Mitter pointed out that the purpose of his visit is to study the...
04 June, 2015
I N F O R M A T I O N
The International Trade Union Confederation, the International Labour Organization in collaboration with the Educational - research center of the Confederation of Trade Unions of Armenia on June 3-4 in Tsaghkadzor held a joint seminar on "Strengthening trade union policy on preventive measures in the field of occupational safety and health."
The seminar was attended by the representatives of the trade union centers of Armenia, Russia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine and Tajikistan.
The Chairman of the Confederation...
01 June, 2015
STATEMENT OF THE CONFEDERATION OF TRADE UNIONS OF ARMENIA
IN THE CONNECTION WITH THE FORTHCOMING RISE OF ELECTRICITY PRICES
Confederation of Trade Unions of Armenia on behalf of its union members involved in 700 trade union organizations of 20 branch republican unions expressed their concern about the upcoming rise in electricity prices.
The price increase will inevitably lead to a deepening of a social crisis which is usually followed by decline in living standards of workers, their families and the entire population, as well as increasing the number of low-income families.
Increase in electricity prices from 1 August 2014 and followed it higher prices for various commodities have led to numerous problems facing the population. In Armenia, where a third of the population is poor, a new increase in electricity prices will lead to increased poverty.
Over the past few years as a result of multiple increase of tariffs for gas and electricity price rises for consumer goods and services could be prevented by applying the necessary mechanisms, such as the adoption of the law "On indexation of wages", whereby it would be possible adjust the purchasing power of the minimum wage.
The situation is aggravated by not being approved up today the law of composition and structure of the minimum consumer basket, on the basis of which should be determined the minimum wage, pensions, allowances and other social benefits. The whole complex of problems suggests that today and in the coming years we can hardly cope with the social problems facing the population. Raising the minimum wage and pensions in five thousand AMD can not provide an adequate standard of living and purchasing power of the population.
Chain price increases could lead to deterioration of not only the workers, but also about 500,000 retirees and 114,000 families receiving family poverty benefits. Are they able to resist this new price increase, especially in winter, when they are forced to spend the lion's share of their income on heating and other utilities?
In accordance with Article 34 of the Constitution of the RA everyone has the right to an adequate living standard which prevents the continued rise in prices. In this regard, the CTUA attaches great importance to the need to introduce mechanisms for restraining the growth of social tension in the case of a rise in electricity prices.
Confederation of Trade Unions of Armenia
26 May, 2015
I N F O R M A T I O N
On 26 May 2015 the Chairman of the Confederation of Trade Unions of Armenia Eduard Tumasyan received the participants of the upcoming on 27 May meeting of the Council of the International Trade Union Federation of State and Public Employees.
The meeting was attended by the President of the International Trade Union Federation of State and Public Employees V.P.Savchenko, Deputy General Secretary of the General Confederation of Trade Unions V.S.Yurev, representatives of branch associations of trade unions of Israel, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan,...
