YEREVAN, JUNE 27, NOYAN TAPAN. Violations connected with the signing of working contracts are mainly registered in the sphere of employment in Armenia and,in particular, in employer-employee relations. This statement was made by Artsvik Minasian, an MP of the National Assembly and the former RA Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, at the June 27 press conference. He mentioned that indistinct formulations of working contracts allow both employers and employees to make violations. These violations mainly concern the determination of working time, salaries, and, especially, overtime payment. According to Boris Kharatian, the Deputy Chairman of the Trade Union Confederation of Armenia, the signing of working contracts for a certain period without any grounds is widely spread. "A contract is signed for a certain period only when an employee does certain work for a limited time," he said. B. Kharatian also mentioned that according to the confederation's data, the duration of working time is mainly violated in the service sphere. According to the participants of the press conference, normal working conditions are created in the sphere of construction. Arsen Ghazarian, the Chairman of the Union of manufacturers and employers of Armenia, mentioned that if there were numerous cases of employees' exploitation five to six years ago, the picture is quite different at present. According to him, the salaries of workers in the sphere of construction increased for three times during the last two years and currently, it makes 400-500 U.S. dollars. A. Ghazarian also mentioned that under the conditions of annual increase in the construction volume, there is even a shortage of qualified working manpower in the republic. It was also mentioned that 20 thousand builders are currently working in that sphere, and that 7-8% of them have been invited from abroad, from the Ukraine and Belarus, in particular

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