ILO Decent Work Technical Support Team and Country Office for Central and Eastern Europe

The ILO assists its Central and Eastern European member states in their economic and labour market transformation and in their accession to the EU. DWT/CO–Budapest helps in the transfer of know-how from EU member countries to South East Europe, Moldova and Ukraine in the framework of Decent Work Country Programmes. The ILO also provides support to its member states to stimulate economic recovery, create jobs and protect working people and their families.

World Employment and Social Outlook - Trends 2017

Global unemployment expected to rise by 3.4 million in 2017

The world faces the twin challenge of repairing the damage caused by the global economic and social crisis and creating quality jobs for the tens of millions of new labour market entrants every year.
Decent work for Roma youth

ILO highlights measures to reduce job discrimination and poverty among Roma youth

Only 15 per cent of Roma youth in Europe have completed upper-secondary education and almost 60 per cent aged between 16 and 24 are not in employment, education or training.
© Alex Proimos

New publication

ILO study highlights shrinking middle class in Europe

New book calls for targeted policies to stop the erosion of the middle class in the European Union.
© NGM

Press release

Promoting legitimate and safe employment in Hungary

Hungarian government representatives, social partners and researchers discussed how to promote legitimate and safe employment in the context of ILO’s Future of Work initiative.