Press releases
April 2012
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No recovery in sight for labour markets, warns ILO
29 April 2012
According the ILO’s “World of Work Report 2012: Better Jobs for a Better Economy”, despite signs that economic growth has resumed in some regions, the global employment situation is alarming and shows no sign of recovery in the near future.
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UN Joint Programme in Serbia helped 2,830 disadvantaged youth to receive training and jobs
20 April 2012
To mark the successful completion of the United Nations Joint Programme “Youth Employment and Migration” (YEM), funded by the Spanish Millennium Development Goals Achievement Fund (MDG-F), a final conference was organized on 24 April 2012 in Belgrade, Serbia, presenting the significant results, achievements and potential way forward in addressing the youth employment and migration challenges of the country.
March 2012
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Youth employment should be a national priority in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
29 March 2012
A national consultation on youth employment took place in Skopje, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on March 29, 2012 to tackle the alarmingly high youth jobless rate of the country.
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Ukrainian consultation highlights the importance of education and skills matching in tackling the youth employment crisis
23 March 2012
The ILO launched Central and Eastern European consultations with youth within the framework of “Youth Employment Month” 2012 with a round table discussion in Kyiv, Ukraine on March 23, 2012.
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ILO organizes three national consultations on youth jobs crisis in Central and Eastern Europe
13 March 2012
The ILO is holding events in 45 countries around the world throughout March to hear young people’s views on the alarming youth employment situation. In Central and Eastern Europe three national consultations will be organized in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia and Ukraine in March and April.
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ILO study says austerity measures and labour reforms will further increase workplace inequality in Europe
06 March 2012
Workplace inequalities have increased significantly across Europe as a result of the global economic crisis and will continue to do so as more and more countries introduce austerity measures and labour reforms, according to a new study published by the International Labour Office (ILO).
February 2012
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New EU programme, implemented by the ILO, supports human capital and employment in Albania with €3 million
10 February 2012
A €3 million project, with funding by the European Union to improve the employability of the Albanian labour force was launched on 10th of February, 2012 in Tirana, Albania. Implemented by the International Labour Organisation in partnership with relevant ministries and the social partners the project will seek to enhance the capacity of the Labour Inspectorate to assess working conditions, introduce health and safety legislation in line with EU law and close the existing gap between the skills demanded by the market and those taught through vocational education and training.
December 2011
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New ILO project will ensure the effective protection of rights of people living with HIV in Bosnia and Herzegovina
12 December 2011
A stakeholders meeting was organized by the International Labour Office (ILO) to review the implementation of the ILO project “Strengthening the enabling environment for scaling up HIV prevention in the world of work to combat HIV-related stigma and discrimination” on 12th December 2011 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
November 2011
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Recommendations on how to improve the wage fixing mechanism of Albania
18 November 2011
Participants of a conference adopted several recommendations on how to improve the wage fixing mechanism of Albania.
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ILO Technical Memorandum on the draft Labour Code of Hungary
17 November 2011
The International Labour Office (ILO) issued a Technical Memorandum on the draft Labour Code of Hungary on 9 November 2011. The Office examined the draft Labour Code in light of both international labour standards and comparative labour law and practice at the request of the six Hungarian trade union confederations (ASZSZ, ÉSZT, LIGA, MSZOSZ, MOSZ and SZEF).