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MULTI-CHILDREN FAMILIES NEED STATE ATTENTION
A1Plus.am
04/06/10
Over 150 multi-children families have united to protect their rights
among them the parents of five underage children Armen Markosyan and
Nune Gevorgyan.
"A large family is usually associated with hunger, illiteracy and
rags. These families surely need help but there are many who do not
fall into the category and get benefits. This is humiliating for us.
We deserve respect and decent life," says engineer Armen Markosyan.
The initiative group has addressed numerous letters to relevant bodies
who forwarded them to lower instances without reading the contents.
"Recently, we received an answer from the Ministry of Labor and
Social Affairs which said there is no law on multi-children families
in Armenia, hence they cannot deal with the issue," said Mr. Markosyan.
In fact, many-children families get no financial assistance. The
state gives 400 000 drams to newly formed families after the birth
of a third child. Though we enjoy certain privileges, the family
stops being multi-children as soon as one of the children grows up,"
says Nune Gevorgyan.
During a meeting with Hakob Hakobyan, Chairman of the NA Standing
Committee on Social Affairs, the parents were told that the draft
law is already ready and will be discussed in the National Assembly
in late September.
From: A. Papazian
A1Plus.am
04/06/10
Over 150 multi-children families have united to protect their rights
among them the parents of five underage children Armen Markosyan and
Nune Gevorgyan.
"A large family is usually associated with hunger, illiteracy and
rags. These families surely need help but there are many who do not
fall into the category and get benefits. This is humiliating for us.
We deserve respect and decent life," says engineer Armen Markosyan.
The initiative group has addressed numerous letters to relevant bodies
who forwarded them to lower instances without reading the contents.
"Recently, we received an answer from the Ministry of Labor and
Social Affairs which said there is no law on multi-children families
in Armenia, hence they cannot deal with the issue," said Mr. Markosyan.
In fact, many-children families get no financial assistance. The
state gives 400 000 drams to newly formed families after the birth
of a third child. Though we enjoy certain privileges, the family
stops being multi-children as soon as one of the children grows up,"
says Nune Gevorgyan.
During a meeting with Hakob Hakobyan, Chairman of the NA Standing
Committee on Social Affairs, the parents were told that the draft
law is already ready and will be discussed in the National Assembly
in late September.
From: A. Papazian