06 May, 2016
Meeting in the Confederation of Trade Unions of Armenia

On 5 May 2016 the President of the Confederation of Trade Unions of Armenia Eduard Tumasyan hosted the deputy of the German Bundestag, the member of the permanently acting committee on employment and social issues, the member of the Christian Democratic Party of the Federal Republic of Germany , the head of the Armenian-German Forum Albert Weiler.
During the meeting E.Tumasyan spoke about the current state of youth unemployment in the country and how the trade unions refer to this problem. He expressed his concern about the high level of unemployment, noting that it is the highest...
28 April, 2016
S T A T E ME N T
of the Confederation of Trade Unions of Armenia
in connection with the Labour Day - 1 May
Dear friends!
Confederation of Trade Unions of Armenia congratulates you on Labor Day and expresses its readiness to continue the protection of the rights and interests of workers in order to ensure decent work and decent wages in the country.
The current May Day will take place in a very difficult period for our country, when the low level of wages consistently remains the same, unemployment is rising and there is a steady outflow of the population what is of great concern. People who cаn’t find jobs in their own country go to other countries in search of it. It is necessary to create new jobs in order to reduce the level of migration so that people can work in their own country, have a decent life and be confident in the future.
The situation is aggravated by a four-day war unleashed by Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh, which nevertheless demonstrated the willingness of people, regardless of their social status, to provide all possible assistance to the army in defending the country's borders.
Today, more than ever, the Confederation of Trade Unions of Armenia is concerned in order to ensure adequate living standards of workers and continues to remind the Government and the employers of the need to respect the rights of workers, that the minimum living standard should correspond to the size of the minimum consumer basket. Growing from year to year an unemployment and falling living standards requires the Confederation of Trade Unions of Armenia to strengthen its efforts to protect labor rights and interests of workers, to ensure safety and improve living standards.
Congratulating the union members and all working people to Labor Day - May 1 I wish them peace, happiness and further success for the benefit of our country.
Chairman of the Confederation of Trade Unions of Armenia
Edward Tumasyan
27 April, 2016
STATEMENT
of the Confederation of Trade Unions of Armenia
in connection with the World Day for Safety and Health at Work
International Labour Organization (ILO), regarding the provision of occupational safety and health of workers as one of the main priorities of its activity, announced April 28 as the World Day for Safety and Health at Work which has been celebrated since 2003 in more than hundred countries around the world. The motto of the day is - the spread of healthy and safe work culture.
According to the Labor Code of the Republic of Armenia the employer must provide safety and health at work. However, some employers are not willing to invest sufficient resources in the creation of safe working conditions. As a result, the number of accidents in the workplace continues to grow. In 2015 25 accidents at work were reported, 5 of which – with death. Of the registered disabled people 2101 became disabled as a result of an accident at work, and 278 people - as a result of occupational disease.
The issue of compensation payment for 800 employees who suffered at plants eliminated after August 2004 has not been solved yet. The system of compulsory social insurance against accidents at work and occupational diseases has not been introduced yet either.
State supervision and control over the implementation of the Labour Code and other normative and legal acts containing norms of labor law, the implementation of the terms of collective agreements must be carried out by the public authority in the person of the State Inspectorate, which by the decision of the RA Government from 2013 and by merging with the service of the RA Ministry of Health unit of sanitary and epidemiological surveillance was reorganized as a separate entity and became known as the State Inspectorate of Health. In fact by this decision the activities of the State Labour Inspectorate as an separate structure was suspended.
Today our country has a large number of problems related to occupational safety and health issues, and they require immediate solutions.
Confederation of Trade Unions of Armenia believes that the state policy in the field of safety and health protection of workers must be designed to ensure healthy and safe working conditions, the preservation of life and abilities of workers. Ensuring the legislation in every spheres of production should be the norm for every employer, and the lack of state occupational safety and health strategy allows some employers to avoid responsibility for occupational health and workers' health.
Confederation of Trade Unions of Armenia
Chairman Eduard Tumasyan
04 April, 2016
S T A T E M E N T
The Confederation of Trade Unions of Armenia expresses its deep concern about the unpredictable consequences of military operations of Azerbaijan army started at night April 1 along the whole line of contact between Karabakh and Azerbaijan, as well as about the fact that heavy armament and air forces were used and many peaceful people became victims of this aggression.
The CTUA strongly condemn the aggressive and criminal actions of the Azerbaijan authorities which led to many deaths and casualties among the civil population and the military.
The CTUA express its deep condolences to the bereaved families of civilians and soldiers and wish the injured a speedy recovery.
We hope that the world community will take the necessary measures to prevent the resumption of large-scale operations in the region by Azerbaijan.
Executive Committee of the Confederation of Trade Unions of Armenia
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...