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Armavia Armenian Airline Owner Withholding Salaries of Employees Who Sued Him
09.25.2013 20:21 epress.am
Twenty former employees of Armenia's flag carrier airline Armavia,
which ceased operations in April this year, protested against its
owner, Mikhail Baghdasarov, outside the presidential palace in Yerevan
today.
They claim that Baghdasarov is seeking revenge against them for suing
him and is not paying their salaries, while other employees have
already received their salaries for March and April.
The demonstrators were invited inside the presidential palace, where
they presented their demands.
"They openly told us that Baghdasarov gave the order that we were not
to be paid. We said this at the president's residence and asked
whether this is considered normal. They told us no, [but] we can't do
anything [about it]. They say it's his right. Take the matter to
court," said one of the demonstrators, Kristine Lazarian.
Note, the 20 protesters have already launched a lawsuit for the
miscalculation of their wages. One court session in this case already
took place, but the defendant did not appear in court.
The demonstrators, while in the presidential palace, also asked about
the dissolution of the Labour Inspectorate, which concerns them as the
department was dealing with their applications of their unpaid
salaries. The president's staff informed them that the Labour
Inspectorate has not, in fact, been dissolved, but has been absorbed
by the RA Ministry of Healthcare.
Lazarian said they intend to continue their wave of demonstrations,
including one outside the US Embassy in Yerevan, so they can decide
there "to what extent is our country democratic."
http://www.epress.am/en/2013/09/25/armavia-armenian-airline-owner-withholding-salaries-of-employees-who-sued-him-video.html
09.25.2013 20:21 epress.am
Twenty former employees of Armenia's flag carrier airline Armavia,
which ceased operations in April this year, protested against its
owner, Mikhail Baghdasarov, outside the presidential palace in Yerevan
today.
They claim that Baghdasarov is seeking revenge against them for suing
him and is not paying their salaries, while other employees have
already received their salaries for March and April.
The demonstrators were invited inside the presidential palace, where
they presented their demands.
"They openly told us that Baghdasarov gave the order that we were not
to be paid. We said this at the president's residence and asked
whether this is considered normal. They told us no, [but] we can't do
anything [about it]. They say it's his right. Take the matter to
court," said one of the demonstrators, Kristine Lazarian.
Note, the 20 protesters have already launched a lawsuit for the
miscalculation of their wages. One court session in this case already
took place, but the defendant did not appear in court.
The demonstrators, while in the presidential palace, also asked about
the dissolution of the Labour Inspectorate, which concerns them as the
department was dealing with their applications of their unpaid
salaries. The president's staff informed them that the Labour
Inspectorate has not, in fact, been dissolved, but has been absorbed
by the RA Ministry of Healthcare.
Lazarian said they intend to continue their wave of demonstrations,
including one outside the US Embassy in Yerevan, so they can decide
there "to what extent is our country democratic."
http://www.epress.am/en/2013/09/25/armavia-armenian-airline-owner-withholding-salaries-of-employees-who-sued-him-video.html