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Armenian parliament passes bill to raise minimum wage
The bill on making amendments to the RA Law on Minimum Wage passed its second reading in the Armenian National Assembly by a vote 91 to 0. The bill envisages raising the monthly minimum wage from 35,000 AMD to 45,000 for 160, 000 workers.
Before the voting, Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Artem Asatryan said that the minimum wage will be raised by 30% staring July 1.
"This refers to about 160, 000 workers, 60 000 of whom receive AMD 35, 000 a month," he said.
The minister stressed that the increase in the minimum wage refers to public and private sector employees.
