 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 As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
