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ILO signs two major new agreements with the EU in Bosnia and Herzegovina to scale up job creation and support for small and medium enterprises

Reform of the reform in the Republic of Moldova: New law puts State Labour Inspectorate back in charge of occupational safety and health

Health and safety at work in the COVID-19 pandemic: A key to reviving the labour market and the economy

Why Trade Unions should act on Skills Development – and how?

ITUC Global Rights Index 2020 shows workers’ rights violations occur too often in Central and Eastern Europe

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ILO in Central and Eastern Europe

  • Volodymyr Herman, welding instructor, Rivne, Ukraine

    Beneficiary voices: How did the ILO help?

    "I offer private  welding courses that train workers according to European quality standards. The Start and Improve Your Business training offered by the ILO taught me how I should organize my business and build a strong marketing plan. In the first year, I trained 93 students out of whom 60 were hired. Today, I have 10 Polish and 16 Ukrainian companies as permanent clients. I give workers skills that make them competitive on the labour market, and my welding classes provide me a living, too."

  • Viorica Anghel, beekeeper and small business owner, Andrușul de Jos, Republic of Moldova

    Beneficiary voices: How did the ILO help?

    "I have a disability but that did not stop me from participating in the ILO scheme for identifying business opportunities for people in rural Moldova called Local Employment Partnership. The scheme trained me in bee-keeping and I also received financial support to buy bee families and equipment.  The most valuable thing that I acquired, besides knowledge and financial aid, was the confidence that all those involved in this project offered to me and now I am determined to transmit this feeling to other people."

  • Aleksandar Ristovski, Assistant Professor of Labour Law in Skopje, North Macedonia and a national expert in the CEELex Network

    Beneficiary voices: How did the ILO help?

    "When I use CEELex, the online searchable database of labour law developed by the ILO for our region, I find it easy to search the specific normative solutions in the national labour legislations in Central and Eastern Europe.  As an expert, I used the provisions in CEELex to develop my stances on collective agreements and on the regulation of certain non-standard forms of work not yet covered by Macedonian national labour law."

  • Valentyna Kysla, owner of a car tuning company in Kamyshany, Ukraine

    Beneficiary voices: How did the ILO help?

    "The ILO training Start and Improve Your Business gave me competence and confidence to launch my business in interior car tuning. The trainers were real entrepreneurs, not just theorists and I got all the answers to my questions. I put the knowledge to a good use, and now I am in the process of expanding the business. I moved to a better location, my business grew by 40% and I am planning to hire additional staff.  I am going strong!"

CHART OF THE MONTH: Feasibility of teleworking and income levels across Europe

The graph reveals a clear positive relationship between income levels of European countries and the shares of jobs that can be done from home. While fewer than 25% of the jobs in North Macedonia or Bosnia and Herzegovina are feasible for teleworking, this share exceeds 40% in Northern Europe. It means that the less advanced economies in Europe will face an even greater challenge in continuing to work during periods of stringent social distancing and might face bigger economic losses.


Source: Dingel, J. & B. Neiman (2020) How many jobs can be done at home? NBER Working Paper 26948, Cambridge, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and forthcoming ILO Observatory on Covid-19 and the World of Work for North Macedonia and Montenegro

 

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