The policy paper was developed using data gathered from comprehensive research on poverty, employment, and labor rights in Armenia’s two regions with the highest poverty levels: Shirak and Gegharkunik. Based on this research findings, recommendations were formulated and directed towards various stakeholders, including the Government represented by the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs...
In-Work Poverty in Armenia: Case Studies from Gegharkunik and Shirak
Most of the world’s poor people work. They work for a living, however they do not earn enough to make ends meet in a minimally acceptable way. This issue persists not only in developing countries, but in developed ones too. “Working poor” is not a widespread term, instead, “the poor” is most frequently used in literature and policy documents, because the terms...