Gagik Aghajanian, the executive director of the Apaven company, linked this activity to a certain rise in international prices for non-ferrous metals. ?They already work and work at a profit. It is another thing that in the past they ... The Agarak plant temporarily halted its operations in February 2009, but 500 workers continued to receive their full wages throughout the downtime, while 400 workers were on a forced vacation and were paid two-thirds of their wages. ...