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Armenian Ministry of Labor and Social Issues discusses possible
toughening of rules for foreign citizens' employment
ARMINFO
Saturday, December 8, 15:52
The Armenian Ministry of Labor and Social Issues is discussing
possible toughening of the rules for foreign citizens' employment,
Nana Heruni, Founder and Managing Director of Recruitment Company
"Tanger", Chair of Private Employment Agencies Sectorial Union of the
Republican Employers Union of Armenia, told ArmInfo, when commenting
on the results of the recent roundtable on foreigners' employment in
Armenia and labor migration of Armenian citizens.
She said that at the roundtable the Ministry suggested toughening the
rules for employment of foreign citizens. In particular, besides
temporary residence permit and a social card, the foreign citizens are
to receive a labor permit in Armenia. Heruni said that this procedure
will take the foreigners a month and even more given the bureaucratic
apparatus of Armenia. According to the new rules, if a foreign citizen
applies for a job, the employer should apply to the State Employment
Service, which should offer a citizen of Armenia to the employer (from
the citizens registered at the Employment Service). The employer will
have the right to employ a foreign citizen if there is no relevant
specialist among the Armenian citizens.
Heruni thinks that the new rules will complicate the access to the
labor market for our compatriots wishing to return to Motherland. Such
toughening is practiced in large cities and in European countries that
experience an uncontrollable inflow of migrants.
Instead of toughening the employment rules, Heruni suggests
facilitating the procedure of receiving the labor permit by unifying
it with the procedure of receiving the residence permit. "Thus, a
foreign citizen will not spend time and efforts on acquisition of one
more document, and the employer, in turn, will not have to wait for
legalization of the foreign specialists' status", she said.
From: Baghdasarian
toughening of rules for foreign citizens' employment
ARMINFO
Saturday, December 8, 15:52
The Armenian Ministry of Labor and Social Issues is discussing
possible toughening of the rules for foreign citizens' employment,
Nana Heruni, Founder and Managing Director of Recruitment Company
"Tanger", Chair of Private Employment Agencies Sectorial Union of the
Republican Employers Union of Armenia, told ArmInfo, when commenting
on the results of the recent roundtable on foreigners' employment in
Armenia and labor migration of Armenian citizens.
She said that at the roundtable the Ministry suggested toughening the
rules for employment of foreign citizens. In particular, besides
temporary residence permit and a social card, the foreign citizens are
to receive a labor permit in Armenia. Heruni said that this procedure
will take the foreigners a month and even more given the bureaucratic
apparatus of Armenia. According to the new rules, if a foreign citizen
applies for a job, the employer should apply to the State Employment
Service, which should offer a citizen of Armenia to the employer (from
the citizens registered at the Employment Service). The employer will
have the right to employ a foreign citizen if there is no relevant
specialist among the Armenian citizens.
Heruni thinks that the new rules will complicate the access to the
labor market for our compatriots wishing to return to Motherland. Such
toughening is practiced in large cities and in European countries that
experience an uncontrollable inflow of migrants.
Instead of toughening the employment rules, Heruni suggests
facilitating the procedure of receiving the labor permit by unifying
it with the procedure of receiving the residence permit. "Thus, a
foreign citizen will not spend time and efforts on acquisition of one
more document, and the employer, in turn, will not have to wait for
legalization of the foreign specialists' status", she said.
From: Baghdasarian