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July 22 2011
60,000 people leave Armenia to work abroad - PM
July 22, 2011 | 19:18
YEREVAN. - Studies show that 60,000 people leave for work abroad on
annual basis, Armenian PM Tigran Sargsyan told at a meeting with
intellectuals in Oshakan on Friday.
The number of those who leave for work has not increased but restored
compared to 2008. The number of workers decreased sharply in 2009 as a
result of economic crisis. However, the number restored as a result of
the economic improvement in Russia.
`The number of Armenians living in the state is 3 million, while it is
twice more abroad. There are two basic reasons for Armenians to leave
abroad. First, Armenians are mobile people. The other reason of the
migration is insufficient job places in the country,' Armenian PM
stated.
According to Sargsyan, the highest number of annual negative migration
was 200,000 in 1991-1995, based on social-economical situation.
However, as macro-economical stability was set, 50,000-60,000 people
left the state during 1996-97. 2004-2006 registered positive
migration. 2007 again registered negative migration with 4,000-5,000
people leaving the state. In 2010 the government adopted strategy of
migration policy to eliminate negative migration.
From: A. Papazian
July 22 2011
60,000 people leave Armenia to work abroad - PM
July 22, 2011 | 19:18
YEREVAN. - Studies show that 60,000 people leave for work abroad on
annual basis, Armenian PM Tigran Sargsyan told at a meeting with
intellectuals in Oshakan on Friday.
The number of those who leave for work has not increased but restored
compared to 2008. The number of workers decreased sharply in 2009 as a
result of economic crisis. However, the number restored as a result of
the economic improvement in Russia.
`The number of Armenians living in the state is 3 million, while it is
twice more abroad. There are two basic reasons for Armenians to leave
abroad. First, Armenians are mobile people. The other reason of the
migration is insufficient job places in the country,' Armenian PM
stated.
According to Sargsyan, the highest number of annual negative migration
was 200,000 in 1991-1995, based on social-economical situation.
However, as macro-economical stability was set, 50,000-60,000 people
left the state during 1996-97. 2004-2006 registered positive
migration. 2007 again registered negative migration with 4,000-5,000
people leaving the state. In 2010 the government adopted strategy of
migration policy to eliminate negative migration.
From: A. Papazian