YEREVAN, JANUARY 23, NOYAN TAPAN. RA Ministry of Labor and Social Issues has worked out RA bill "On Voluntary Work" that will be submitted to the government in late June. As Vahan Simonian, Head of Ministry's Labor and Employment Department, informed at the January 20 discussion of the bill, the necessity of the law proceeds from the Labor Code, according to which the voluntary work and work organized for the purpose of rendering assistance isn't considered illegal. According to the bill, voluntary work is publicly useful work done free of charge. Provisions regarding volunteers, organizations' rights and obligations are stipulated by the bill. According to it, an organization is obliged to compensate the grounded expenses connected with voluntary work. In V.Simonian's opinion, the adoption of the law won't contribute to growth in concealed employment as the bill exactly mentions the spheres where a voluntary activity can be implemented. Besides, according to the bill, commercial organizations and those pursuing profit aren't allowed to carry out a voluntary activity.

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