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RALPH YIRIKIAN: WORKING IN A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE MARKET, VIVACELL-MTS HAS PROVEN THAT IT'S POSSIBLE TO WORK IN THE MARKET, ACHIEVE AND MAINTAIN MARKET LEADERSHIP, WITHOUT COMPROMISING HUMAN RIGHTS
by Karina Manukyan
Thursday, December 11, 15:14
Today, on the occasion of the Day of International Human Rights,
a one-day conference on Economic Rights was organized at Hotel
Marriott under the aegis of the Human Rights Defender Office of
Armenia. The conference was presided by the Ombudsman of Armenia Karen
Andreasyan, gathered under one roof representatives of the executive,
legislative, state regulatory, educational and business spheres,
as well as representatives of human rights, consumer protection and
other non-governmental organizations. The conference was attended
by the RA Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan, the Ambassadors of US,
UK and representatives of international organizations in Armenia.
VivaCell-MTS General Manager Ralph Yirikian was invited to
the conference as a guest-speaker representing business. In his
presentation "Ensuring non-discriminatory conditions for business, and
prevention of monopolies and dominant position in the market" Yirikian
touched upon the issue of healthy competition from the perspective of
utilizing the internal potential of market players for implementing
the principles of Human Rights and ensuring daily operation in line
with what is set by Human Rights. In particular, VivaCell-MTS General
Manager spoke about the need to reveal and enact internal drivers
for the institutionalization of Human Rights at the Company level.
Ralph Yirikian stressed that working in a highly competitive market
of information and communications technologies, VivaCell-MTS has
proven that it's possible to work in the market, achieve and maintain
market leadership, without compromising Human Rights in the course
of its daily operations. And also he expressed readiness to share
this solution with other market players.
"Throughout years of operation, VivaCell-MTS has proven that there
are certain activities that can be implemented by companies at the
organizational level, including the adoption of ISO 26000, with an
aim to confirm themselves to rules of ethical conduct of business,
fair competition, respect for Human Rights, including consumer rights
and employees' rights, respect for the law, and timely and lawful
fulfillment of tax obligations. I believe these activities implemented
from bottom-to-up should go in parallel with up-to-down activities
implemented by the regulator and policy-makers, for ensuring fair
competition in the market," Ralph Yirikian concluded.
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From: Baghdasarian
by Karina Manukyan
Thursday, December 11, 15:14
Today, on the occasion of the Day of International Human Rights,
a one-day conference on Economic Rights was organized at Hotel
Marriott under the aegis of the Human Rights Defender Office of
Armenia. The conference was presided by the Ombudsman of Armenia Karen
Andreasyan, gathered under one roof representatives of the executive,
legislative, state regulatory, educational and business spheres,
as well as representatives of human rights, consumer protection and
other non-governmental organizations. The conference was attended
by the RA Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan, the Ambassadors of US,
UK and representatives of international organizations in Armenia.
VivaCell-MTS General Manager Ralph Yirikian was invited to
the conference as a guest-speaker representing business. In his
presentation "Ensuring non-discriminatory conditions for business, and
prevention of monopolies and dominant position in the market" Yirikian
touched upon the issue of healthy competition from the perspective of
utilizing the internal potential of market players for implementing
the principles of Human Rights and ensuring daily operation in line
with what is set by Human Rights. In particular, VivaCell-MTS General
Manager spoke about the need to reveal and enact internal drivers
for the institutionalization of Human Rights at the Company level.
Ralph Yirikian stressed that working in a highly competitive market
of information and communications technologies, VivaCell-MTS has
proven that it's possible to work in the market, achieve and maintain
market leadership, without compromising Human Rights in the course
of its daily operations. And also he expressed readiness to share
this solution with other market players.
"Throughout years of operation, VivaCell-MTS has proven that there
are certain activities that can be implemented by companies at the
organizational level, including the adoption of ISO 26000, with an
aim to confirm themselves to rules of ethical conduct of business,
fair competition, respect for Human Rights, including consumer rights
and employees' rights, respect for the law, and timely and lawful
fulfillment of tax obligations. I believe these activities implemented
from bottom-to-up should go in parallel with up-to-down activities
implemented by the regulator and policy-makers, for ensuring fair
competition in the market," Ralph Yirikian concluded.
http://www.arminfo.am/index.cfm?objectid=45B5B5E0-812F-11E4-901D0EB7C0D21663
From: Baghdasarian