Armenia’s young women hold protest action near President’s residenceNovember 24, 2010 - 21:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Current and expecting mothers of Armenia held a protest action near the presidential residence, demanding not to ratify the bill on Benefits for Temporary Disability. “We consider the amendments introduced to the bill to be absurd. The amendments envisage that those who receive salaries below AMD 150,000 should pay a profit tax, what has not been so, while those who receive salaries above AMD 150,000, will receive benefits at the amount of maximum AMD 160,000,” participant of the protest action Diana Hovhannisyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. She noted that the bill refers not only to women, but also to all temporarily disabled. Diana Hovhannisyan expressed hope that the President will not sign the parliamentary bill. “We have no plan of further actions,” she said. A group of young women – current and expecting mothers – sent a letter to the Armenian President, urging him not to ratify the bill on Benefits for Temporary Disability and not to stimulate a range of dangerous phenomena in Armenia. Women used to be paid 100% of their salary as a maternity leave, while the bill envisages a benefit of maximum AMD 150,000. 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 | Armenian, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister to meet in Almaty Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov will meet in Almaty. Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. 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. |