Armenian leader instructs officials to fight shadow economy

Armenian leader instructs officials to fight shadow economy

Mediamax news agency
16 Jun 05

Yerevan, 16 June: Armenian President Robert Kocharyan today instructed
the head of the newly created state inspection of labour, Arsen
Grigoryan, to speed up the work to eradicate the shadow economy
in Armenia.

The Armenian president received today the heads of the state inspection
of labour under the Ministry of Labour and Social Security and the
head of the ministry, Agvan Vardanyan, the president’s press service
told Mediamax news agency today.

Noting the importance of the inspection’s work, Korcharyan said
that protecting the rights of the workers and ensuring work safety
standards as well as timely payment of salaries are a priority.

Grigoryan presented Kocharyan with the main areas and tasks of
their work and their cooperation with similar bodies of Bulgaria
and Lithuania.