Expecting mothers of Armenia protect their rightsNovember 22, 2010 - 15:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 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. “We – current and expecting mothers – are concerned over our and our children’s future with respect to amendments introduced to the bill on Benefits for Temporary Disability. We urge you to take urgent actions for refraining from such a dangerous strategy, which threatens the further growth of our population and will facilitate migration from the country. It should be noted that women have been paid 100% of their salary as a maternity leave, while the bill envisages a benefit of maximum AMD 150,000. We consider these amendments to be a violation of our rights, as under articles 34, 35, 36 and 48 of the RA Constitution, everyone has the right to decent life conditions for himself and his family,” the letter reads. Members of the initiative group hope that the President will not ratify the bill. 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 Most popular in the section | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. |