A special commission to be established in Armenia for improvement of  the demographic situation

ArmInfo.By the decision of the Prime Minister, a working group has been established in Armenia, which will revise the family allowance system. As a result, the system should  become more targeted and aimed at meeting the needs of those who need  it. This was stated by the Minister of Labor and Social Affairs of  Armenia Zaruhi Batoyan on May 6 at a press conference, summing up her  activities.

According to the Minister, today much has been done to protect the  rights of those who really need social support.

Thus, from January 1, 2019, hearing aids are provided to citizens on  the basis of a certificate, which allows them to choose both the  manufacturer and, in fact, in which store to purchase them.

In addition, since 2019, all services provided to children, elderly  people and people with disabilities have been delegated to public  organizations, which are selected on a competitive basis.

A package of regulations was also adopted to ensure the application  of the law "On the Prevention of Domestic Violence, the Protection of  Persons Subject to Domestic Violence, and the Restoration of Family  Consent". As a result, the requirements for temporary shelters were  specified, as well as the list of specialists involved in the  process. It was also determined the maximum amount of financial  assistance to persons subjected to family violence - up to 150  thousand drams.

Recently, the Government of Armenia pardoned overdue loan obligations  and fines issued to them for improving living conditions during  2002-2012, to 303 citizens who have the status of repressed and their  heirs of the first stage in the amount of about 1 bln 300 million  drams.

At the same time, according to the head of the Ministry of Labor, by  the decree of the head of government a commission has been set up to  improve the demographic situation in the republic, which will address  issues in the field.

With regard to the protection of employees' rights, as the minister  said, discussions will begin in May on changes to the Labor Code. The  initiative will allow to give a comprehensive solution to the sphere,  Batoyan said. And in order to better protect the rights of workers, a  national program "Decent Work" has been developed. The document is  aimed at ensuring equal rights of men and women in the labor market,  as well as strengthening control over offenses in the field of labor  relations.