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ANTI-PENSION REFORM PROTEST SPREADING TO ARMAVIR
11:59 * 11.02.14
The Armenian civic group protesting against the pension reforms is
now heading to the town of Armavir as part of its awareness campaign
against what is thought to be an illegitimate measure.
They were initially set to rally in front of the Yerevan Opera House
on Tuesday morning, but the public gathering was later postponed
until 2 pm local time.
Our correspondent says that the activists decided to go to Armavir
after reports emerged that the Sardarapat Museum's director forces
his staff to pay salary taxes to pension funds.
The controversial pension reforms, which went into effect on January
1, require that all the Armenian citizens born after 1973 pay 5%-10%
of their monthly salaries to pension funds to secure what is claimed to
be their well-being after retirement. On January 24. the Constitutional
Court issued a ruling to suspend mandatory component of the amended
pension law. But despite the decision, many employers were later
claimed to be forcing their staffs to pay the salary taxes,
Employees of the Yerevan Opera House on Monday went on a strike to
protest against the funded pensions. After their rally in Yerevan's
Liberty Square, it was announced that the protest would continue
this morning.
Tert.am has learned from an activist that many employees of the
Sardarapat Museum now complain that they have been threatened with
firing in case of failing to meet the administration's demand.
Armenian News - Tert.am
11:59 * 11.02.14
The Armenian civic group protesting against the pension reforms is
now heading to the town of Armavir as part of its awareness campaign
against what is thought to be an illegitimate measure.
They were initially set to rally in front of the Yerevan Opera House
on Tuesday morning, but the public gathering was later postponed
until 2 pm local time.
Our correspondent says that the activists decided to go to Armavir
after reports emerged that the Sardarapat Museum's director forces
his staff to pay salary taxes to pension funds.
The controversial pension reforms, which went into effect on January
1, require that all the Armenian citizens born after 1973 pay 5%-10%
of their monthly salaries to pension funds to secure what is claimed to
be their well-being after retirement. On January 24. the Constitutional
Court issued a ruling to suspend mandatory component of the amended
pension law. But despite the decision, many employers were later
claimed to be forcing their staffs to pay the salary taxes,
Employees of the Yerevan Opera House on Monday went on a strike to
protest against the funded pensions. After their rally in Yerevan's
Liberty Square, it was announced that the protest would continue
this morning.
Tert.am has learned from an activist that many employees of the
Sardarapat Museum now complain that they have been threatened with
firing in case of failing to meet the administration's demand.
Armenian News - Tert.am