On 23 July 2024, the Council of Europe office in Yerevan held a workshop on the treaty system of the European Social Charter and its reporting mechanisms for 35 representatives of the national authorities, legal professionals, Human Rights Defender’s Office and representatives of Human Rights NGOs.
Opening remarks were made by Ms Heriknaz Tigranyan, member of Parliament - Chair of Standing Committee on Labor and Social Affairs of the National Assembly of Armenia, and Mr Vladimir Hovhannisyan, Head of Department for Protection of Civil, Socio-Economic and Cultural Rights of the Human Rights Defender Office of Armenia.
Ms Tatiana Puiu, Council of Europe international consultant and Vice-President of the European Committee of Social Rights and Ms Anna Melikyan, Council of Europe national consultant, expert in international law, presented the overview of the European Social Charter and its monitoring procedures, the reform of the European Social Charter System as well as Armenia's position with regard to the European Social Charter and the way forward.