ArmInfo. Today's bus drivers' strike in Yerevan Municipality is directly linked to their unwillingness to lose shadow turnover present in the public transport sector. Vice- Mayor of Yerevan Suren Grigoryan expressed this view during a specially convened press conference on December 3. Specifically, he stated that today's action is a response to the municipality's reform to implement a single ticket system, aiming to eradicate shadow turnover completely.
said the vice-mayor. At the same time, he noted that on average, we are talking about a daily shadow turnover of 5 million drams, which no one wants to lose. , this is just a form of blackmail. A strike is a legal process,> said Grigoryan.
He noted that under the law, a 14 day advance notice is required for a strike in the public transport sector. According to Grigoryan, the mayor's office hasn't received any malicious messages. He emphasized that the strikers had to provide at least minimal conditions to prevent disruption to the public. Grigoryan refused to call today's action a strike, noting that it is only an attempt to exert pressure on the city authorities and generate public discontent in hopes of reaching a compromise with the mayor's office.
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