“Advanced Public Research” Group (APR Group) NGO has conducted qualitative and quantitative research within the framework of “Increasing the Role of the Civil Society in Political Processes of Armenia” project. Based on the research results the organization developed recommendations on the Concept of Constitutional Reforms of RA and submitted to the professional commission for RA constitutional reform on September 23, 2014.
The report was prepared based on the analysis of study results implemented within the framework of “2013 Presidential Elections: Improving Voter Lists” project. The project was launched in December 2012 with the financial support by the National Endowment for Democracy. Within the framework of the project APR Group conducted sociological sampled research in advance of Presidential Elections on February 18 2013.
The main goal of the Handbook was to support to the increase of RA citizen/employee awareness of their labor rights through development of a guidebook on labor rights and their protection and introducing main labor rights thus increasing employees’ motivation in protecting their own rights.
The research was carried out by “Free Public” Law-Protective Youth NGO / APR Group, which was aiming at identifying the problems, challenges and needs of Armenian TUs. Qualitative methods of information collection and analysis were applied in this research.
Following the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Armenia, like many other post-Soviet republics, had to embark upon the difficult path of the construction of a new state system with the transition from one political regime to another having an impact upon the socioeconomic system. Moreover, the system of labour relationships was also subjected to changes which were based upon the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia.
