The Union of Machine and Instrument-Making Workers of Armenia, an IndustriALL Global Union affiliate, and the Union of Chemical and Allied Workers of Armenia merged into a new organization at a Congress in Erevan, Armenia.
The delegates of a Congress included presidents of union locals from various plants – AutoMechanics, Armenian Tyres, as well as represantatives of a national union center.
Hamlet Danielian, former president of the Union of Machine and Instrument-Making Workers of Armenia, was unanimously elected as president of the new Union of Industry Workers of Armenia.
Jyrki Raina sent a welcoming address, which was read at the Congress. He stated that
IndustriALL Global Union encourages unity among national unions to foster the strength and influence of workers.