Cyprus OEV picked by ILO for mentoring Armenia

The International Labour Organisation has picked the Cyprus Employers and Industrialists’ Federation (OEV) to undertake the mentoring of the employers organisation of Armenia.
The ILO and the International Organisation of Employers (IOE) said OEV was most suited for the mentoring programme that will be underway in 2010, primarily because it is regarded as a model employers organisation.
The mentoring programme includes helping to lay the proper foundations of the sister organisation in Armenia and the right structure of its mission and aims, as well as its effective operation.
The priorities in Armenia are to set up sector employers associations, the successful negotiations of collective labour agreements with the local trade unions, initiate a consultation mechanism with the state, recruitment of new members, provision of services, as well as health and security in the workplace.