YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 10, ARMENPRESS. On February 10, the Deputy Chairperson of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Hermine Naghdalyan met with Laura Hakobyan, the Chair of the Branch Trade Union Executive Committee of the Banks and Financial-credit Organizations of Armenia and the members of the Executive Committee. The NA deputy Ruzanna Muradyan attended the meeting.

The Mass Media and Public Relations Department of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia informed “Armenpress” that at the guests’ request the NA Deputy Speaker has presented details on the recent amendments made to the law “Temporary Invalidity Allowances” which are connected with providing social support to the mothers in maternity leave. The NA Deputy Speaker has noted that every problem concerning the protection of women’s rights is permanently at the centre of attention of the parliament, particularly that of the women deputies and has expressed readiness to discuss all the constructive recommendations in the legislative field.

The members of Branch Trade Executive Committee have highlighted the creation of the collective agreement, which will define the provisions of law, as well as additional privileges for the women working in the banking system. Mrs Naghdalyan proposed to create a working group, discuss the problem of the creation of the collective agreement with the participation of the representatives of the Government and the Central Bank.

In the course of the meeting issues regarding the protection of the rights of the women working in the banking system, the problems occurred in the working legal relations and the collective agreements have been also discussed. The guests presented their remarks and recommendations.