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DEPORTATION OF 170 THOUSAND ARMENIAN LABOR MIGRANTS FROM RUSSIA WILL CUT REMITTANCES BY 10% - GARIK MAKARYAN
YEREVAN, February 18. / ARKA /. Deportation of around 170 thousand
Armenian labor migrants working in Russia illegally will cut the amount
of remittances from Russia by 10% or $ 150 million, the chairman
of the National Union of Employers, Garik Makaryan, said at a news
conference today.
Under several revised Russian laws, citizens of some former Soviet
republics, including from Armenia, have the right to remain in the
territory of the Russian Federation without registration for only
90 days within every 180 days. This means that citizens of Armenia
cannot continually live in Russia for at least six months.
According to the Russian Embassy in Armenia, some 170,000 Armenian
labor migrants in Russia are facing the risk of being deported. They
are included in Russia's migration service's database, and after
crossing the border into Armenia their re- entry into Russia will be
automatically denied.
Markaryan said the return of tens of thousands of labor migrants
would affect the unemployment rate in Armenia dramatically, increase
the overall public discontent and add to the poverty level.
Assessing the government's actions in the current situation, Makaryan
said he did not see special flexibility in its actions.
"Government members are indifferent to this and it seems that
they fully control the situation. However, it is a very deceptive
calmness, because we do not understand whether it is caused by its
full understanding of the situation and control over it, or simply
the cabinet does not posses enough information and did not look into
possible scenarios," he said.
In 2013 some $1.869.7 billion were remitted to Armenia by individuals.
Of that amount about 86 % came from Russia. -0-
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YEREVAN, February 18. / ARKA /. Deportation of around 170 thousand
Armenian labor migrants working in Russia illegally will cut the amount
of remittances from Russia by 10% or $ 150 million, the chairman
of the National Union of Employers, Garik Makaryan, said at a news
conference today.
Under several revised Russian laws, citizens of some former Soviet
republics, including from Armenia, have the right to remain in the
territory of the Russian Federation without registration for only
90 days within every 180 days. This means that citizens of Armenia
cannot continually live in Russia for at least six months.
According to the Russian Embassy in Armenia, some 170,000 Armenian
labor migrants in Russia are facing the risk of being deported. They
are included in Russia's migration service's database, and after
crossing the border into Armenia their re- entry into Russia will be
automatically denied.
Markaryan said the return of tens of thousands of labor migrants
would affect the unemployment rate in Armenia dramatically, increase
the overall public discontent and add to the poverty level.
Assessing the government's actions in the current situation, Makaryan
said he did not see special flexibility in its actions.
"Government members are indifferent to this and it seems that
they fully control the situation. However, it is a very deceptive
calmness, because we do not understand whether it is caused by its
full understanding of the situation and control over it, or simply
the cabinet does not posses enough information and did not look into
possible scenarios," he said.
In 2013 some $1.869.7 billion were remitted to Armenia by individuals.
Of that amount about 86 % came from Russia. -0-
- See more at:
http://arka.am/en/news/economy/deportation_of_170_thousand_armenian_labor_migrant s_from_russia_will_cut_remittances_by_10_garik_mak/#sthash.1M3ZyGO0.dpuf