Length of alternative civil service to be reduced

The length of the alternative civil service will be reduced from two years from one year. The parliament passed in first reading the draft law on the organisation of the civil service on May 11. Another amendment refers to the fact that those who will serve in the alternative service will not be able to work in agriculture. The service will be performed in public institutions or commercial companies which have activities on the territory of Moldova, in the medical and social assistance fields, industrial constructions, roadways and railroads, protection of the environment, as well as in the special departments of the civil service. The civil service is not compulsory for the persons who accomplished the military service; lost one of the relatives while they were serving in the army; clergymen; cannot serve for health-related reasons. The period of the civil service is included in the work experience of those who perform it. The civil service is an alternative for those who have religious, ethical, moral, humanitarian believes and other similar reasons which are an obstacle for serving in the army. At present, about 5500 persons are enrolled in the alternative service.