Baku, Azerbaijan, Sept. 29
Trend:
Around a third of Armenia’s population lives below the poverty line and the price of everyday items is often too high for many people, according to the film broadcast by Arabic TV channel Al Jazeera.
“Over the years, hundreds of thousands of Armenians have emigrated in search of work and a decent living,” the film says. “There is tension between Armenia and Turkey and the border with Turkey has been closed since 1993. But this doesn’t stop many Armenians, often women, making the journey via Georgia, either to live long-term or making regular trips, buying cheaper goods in Turkey to sell back home.”
This film tells the poignant story of two Armenian women unable to survive at home and who leave their families to join the many economic migrants, hoping to find jobs to enable them to support themselves and their dependents.