 Only 9 % of Armenia’s disabled people employed June 8, 2013 - 18:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Participants of Cooperation 2013 international marathon for people with disabilities met on June 8 with Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Artem Asatryan. Minister Asatryan said the number of disabled people in Armenia totals 180 000, with only 9% of them employed. For this reason practical amendments are made to the law allowing for solutions to the employment problem. “All the organizations with over 100 employees must include at least 1% disabled people among the employees. The organizations reluctant to meet the demand will be forced to pay certain amount of money,” Minister Asatryan said. The marathon participants later staged flashmob in Northern Avenue.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says.   Partner news |  Latest news Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia  The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |
