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 New Economic and Social Council in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Skopje, 25 August 2010 - After a process of negotiation and consultation supported by the ILO, the Government of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, represented by the Vice Prime Minister and the Minister for Labour and Social Policy, and the Presidents of the Federation of Trade Unions of Macedonia, the Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Macedonia and the Organization of Employers of Macedonia, signed an agreement establishing the Economic and Social Council (ESC).
This important step was the final stage of a six month long process for determining the representativity of the social partners on the national level followed by consultations between the Government and the representative social partners on the text of the new agreement. ILO DWT/CO-Budapest actively provided technical assistance and supported the process of consultations through the joint Austrian Development Agency – ILO project on Consolidating the Legal and Institutional Foundations of Social Dialogue in the Countries of the Western Balkans and Moldova.
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Sub-regional Tripartite Conference on the role and functioning of Economic and Social Councils in the Western Balkans and Moldova at a time of economic crisis
The Conference is organized by the ILO within the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) - ILO joint project on “Consolidating the legal and institutional foundations of social dialogue in the Western Balkan countries and Moldova”.
30 June-1 July 2010 in Ohrid, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
The meeting facilitated the transfer of knowledge, good practices and lessons learnt regarding the composition, role and proper functioning of national tripartite bodies from a number of more experienced Economic and Social Councils of EU member states to the newly created similar bodies in the Western Balkans and Moldova. The two day conference was also aimed at facilitating networking and bilateral cooperation among participating institutions, to be followed by further exchanges of expertise.
Special sessions were dedicated to the role and mandate of Economic and Social Councils at a time of economic crisis and how best to ensure a more gender balanced representation in social dialogue institutions.
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 CEB Toolkit for Mainstreaming Employment and Decent Work Workshop
Belgrade, 24 June 2010
The ILO has developed a tool, entitled CEB Toolkit for Mainstreaming Employment and Decent Work upon the request of the United Nations System Chief Executive Board (CEB) to assist other UN agencies to see how their policies, strategies, programmes and activities reflect employment and decent work outcomes. To facilitate the toolkit’s implementation in Serbia, the ILO started a pilot exercise in April 2010 and invited the Serbian UN Country Team to take part.
In the framework of this exercise, a workshop was organized on 24 June 2010 in Belgrade to provide a forum for exchange of experience and knowledge sharing. Participants included UN agencies present in the country, headed by UN Resident Coordinator Mr. William Infante, national counterparts, including Ms. Ljiljana Dzuver, Assistant Minister for Employment in the Ministry of Economy and Regional Development as well as representatives of the international donor communities and the European Union.
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ILO, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) to promote Decent Work
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia will work together to address labour market challenges, with the aim of creating more and better jobs, under a partnership agreement signed on 15 June 2010 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Director of ILO for Europe and Central Asia Ms. Susanne Hoffmann, Director of ILO Decent Work Technical Support Team and Country Office for Central and Eastern Europe Mr. Mark Levin and Minister for Labour and Social Policy of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Mr. Djelal Bajrami signed the Memorandum of Understanding on the Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) for the period 2010-2013. The programme of cooperation, which promotes decent work as a national priority, was developed through a participatory process with the involvement of the ILO’s tripartite constituents, the government, workers’ and employers’ organizations.
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 Ukraine should improve legislation on sexual harassment and gender discrimination at work
During a round table discussion which took place on 27 May 2010 in Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine, experts of the International Labour Organization (ILO) presented the comments by the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations (CEACR) on the application of the fundamental ILO Conventions on gender equality. Although Ukraine has ratified the ILO core conventions related to gender equality, the Ukrainian legislation still does not fully comply with the ILO principles on sexual harassment and on equal pay for men and women.
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Fighting unemployment in South Serbia
The PBILD programme helps Jablanicki and Pcinjski districts to combat unemployment
"The Peacebuilding & Inclusive Local Development (PBILD) programme is a very significant initiative for Jablanicki district because it targets unemployment, one of the crucial problems of Serbia today”, said Jovan Protic, the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) National Coordinator for Serbia, while presenting the employment component of the PBILD programme to a group of Leskovac small business owners, trade union representatives and local authorities at the Center for Development of Jablanicki and Pcinjski districts in Leskovac on 26 May 2010.
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A National tripartite conference on “Recovering from the Crisis: Implementing the Global Jobs Pact in Ukraine” was organized on 20-21 May 2010 in Kiev, Ukraine to present to the ILO’s constituents the Global Jobs Pact and three studies that included key policy recommendations for Ukraine’s economic recovery. » more
 Labour Inspection trainings in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
A subregional training seminar for labour inspectors was held in Bitola from 10-14 May 2010. The aim of the activity was to present the training curriculum on labour inspection developed by the ILO's International Training Center in Turin. The materials can be used in the participants' countries for the training of labour inspectors.
Part of the curriculum was translated into Montenegrin and Macedonian languages.
A national training seminar was held for Macedonian labour relations and safety at work inspectors as well as for social partners in Skopje from 24-28 May 2010 under the Norwegian-funded project on Labour Inspection. The activity aimed at strengthening the capacity of the participants regarding the implementation and development of risk assessment in enterprises.
Combating Child Labour in Romania
In its quadrennial Global Report on child labour published in May 2010, the Labour Office (ILO) said that the global number of child labourers had declined from 222 million to 215 million, or 3 per cent, over the period 2004 to 2008, representing a “slowing down of the global pace of reduction.” The report also expressed concern that the global economic crisis could “further brake” progress toward the goal of eliminating the worst forms of child labour by 2016.
In Central and Eastern Europe, the ILO, through its International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC), has provided direct services to over 19,000 child labourers and children at risk since 2000. The Global Report reviews the ILO’s assistance to Romania.
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Report of the 6th Meeting of the Labour Law and Labour Relations Network of South Eastern Europe
Edited by Cristina Mihes and Stefan Roch , International Labour Office, Budapest, 2010
Available in [pdf]
The present report continues the series of publications which reflect discussions by members of the Network of Experts in Labour Law and Labour Relations (LLN) within the labour ministries of South Eastern European countries on relevant topics related to labour law and industrial relations.
The LLN was initiated in 2003 by the ILO Sub-regional Office in Budapest in cooperation with the Geneva based Department for Social Dialogue, Labour Law and Labour Administration and the Turin based Programme for Social Dialogue of the ILO International Training Centre, within a technical cooperation project financed by the governments of France, Belgium and Italy.
Since then, the LLN has met once a year to discuss topics of concern to the participating countries. In 2009, the LLN members examined two topics, namely the countries’ response to the economic crisis, and the establishment of representativity criteria for the social partners. In a special session, the LLN members discussed a case study (Bulgaria) of response in terms of strategies designed to address migration flows.
The report summarizes the main findings of country’s papers on the state of play regarding current and in the pipeline intervention of labour administration in economic crisis management and takes stock of statutory representativity criteria laid down in the labour law.
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Trade unions and social dialogue in the period of crisis: the Serbian case
ILO, Budapest, 2010
Available in pdf in English and
Serbian
Working women and men in Serbia are currently suffering the effects of the global financial and economic
crisis. Serbia, among other countries in the region, has been deeply affected by the crisis and
therefore it has become vital to reinforce trade union capacity to plan strategically as a response to the
rapid changes in the economic, social and political environments.
With the goal of strengthening efforts to mitigate the effects of the crisis on working people this publication
aims to support the leaders and experts of workers’ organizations in developing policy proposals
and negotiating on behalf of their members.
The research underlying this publication is based on a comprehensive assessment of the origins and the
impact of the crisis. In addition, it presents some policy responses and exit strategies proposed by international
organizations and some countries in Europe, while focusing firmly on Serbia. The role of
trade unions, their possibilities and challenges are also examined. Strategic choices of trade unions for
developing and agreeing on an anti-crisis agenda in Serbia are outlined.
The document is also meant to be used by trade unions in the region as a tool for discussion and reflection
in their efforts to improve their services to their members and to strengthen their influence in
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Guidelines on Socially-Sensitive Labour Force Restructuring in South Eastern Europe
by Andrea Broughton
ILO, Budapest, 2009
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Profile of the social security system in Kosovo (within the meaning of UNSC Resolution 1244 [1999])
ILO Budapest, 2010
Available in pdf in English,
Albanian and
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| Events & campaigns |
World Day Against Child Labour
12 June 2010
Go for the Goal: End Child Labour
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On the occasion of the 8th European Regional Meeting, the ILO is launching the Albanian, Romanian, Serbian and Ukrainian versions of the Decent Work Flash
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