Armenian Ambassador Cautions Indians Against Fraudulent Job Agents

19 March, 2019

Armen Martirosyan, ambassador of the Republic of Armenia, has cautioned Indians against travel agencies engaged in trapping gullible youth on the false promise of arranging jobs in Armenia, claiming that Armenia’s economy has very little scope for accommodating low-skilled foreigners seeking jobs.

New Delhi (Sputnik): The number of Indians going to Armenia has seen a roughly 600-fold increase in the last two years. Official figures say that in 2016, 4,226 Indians went to Armenia, while in 2018, the total number hiked to 28,659. In close heels to this feat, earlier this year, Indian media was abuzz with reports of youths from Punjab stuck in Armenia.

The ambassador of the Republic of Armenia in India has urged Indian jobseekers to understand the human resource needs of Armenia before embarking on a trip to the country for a job. He was referring to a recent case in which four youths belonging to the Indian state of Punjab alleged that they were sent to Armenia on a tourist visa by fraudulent agents who promised them jobs in the country and that they were then trapped there without proper documents. Read more:

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