Publications

2012

1. 

   The Impact of the crisis on wages in South-East Europe

   31 January 2012

   What has been the wage impact of the financial and economic crisis in South-East Europe? What structural weaknesses in wage institutions have been highlighted by the crisis? And what are the policy issues that actors in the region – governments, employers’ and workers’ organizations – should urgently address?

2. 

   ILO Budapest Newsletter 2011/2

   30 January 2012

2011

1. 

   Gender and Employment in Bosnia and Herzegovina - A Country Study

   20 December 2011

   The first part of the report provides an outline of the current economic situation in country, followed by a review of gender equality and employment figures and the relevant legislation in each field. The impact and application of this legislation is also explored. The second chapter deals with the main reasons for the lower level of employment of women in the country.

2. 

   Pension reform in Central and Eastern Europe: in times of crisis, austerity and beyond

   19 December 2011

   A decade after the major reform in the 1990s, pension systems in the Central and Eastern Europe are now facing imminent challenges under the pressure of the financial consolidation in the aftermath of the global economic crisis. In the long-term, the pension systems need to restore their financial sustainability in the face of rapid and severe demographic changes. At the national level, each country has taken a different approach to tackle these issues. This publication consolidates the national efforts through case study of eight CEE countries (Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Poland and Romania).

3. Executive summary - Work Inequalities in the Crisis

   01 December 2011

4. Executive summary - Work Inequalities in the Crisis

   01 December 2011

5. 

   Work Inequalities in the Crisis: Evidence from Europe

   01 December 2011

   "Since the successive crises erupted, the increase in inequality has not been addressed. This important publication offers a comprehensive overview of recent developments in the workplace. It will help to promote a different policy agenda that is desperately needed to overcome the causes and consequences of the crisis, namely addressing work inequalities." –Philippe Pochet, Catholic University of Louvain la Neuve, Belgium, and General Director of the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI), Brussels, Belgium

6. 

   Social Security for Migrant Workers - A rights-based approach

   23 November 2011

   In an increasingly globalizing world, the estimated number of migrant workers worldwide swelled to 105 million in 2010. The dynamic nature of global labour markets requires that national social security systems take necessary steps to ensure migrant workers’ rights to social security through effective international coordination. This publication is intended to serve as a comprehensive guide for the international coordination of social security, covering both basic principles and practical aspects. This publication is closely related to a series of training modules published by the ILO in 2010 dealing with the coordination of social security.

7. 

   Youth Employment Action Plan 2010-2013

   17 November 2011

   Over the last several years, growing political attention has been given to youth employment in Albania, where the difficulties young people face in entering and remaining in the labour market are compounded by the additional burden of large numbers of young people who are engaged in the informal economy. Youth unemployment, underemployment and informality impose heavy costs on Albania. Long unemployment spells early in life and extended periods in the informal economy affect the prospects of young people to secure a career job and a decent wage. High percentages of unemployed youth mean that investments in education and training are wasted, that there is a reduced taxation base and higher welfare costs.

8. 

   ILO-IPEC steps to eliminate the worst forms of child labour in Kosovo

   17 November 2011

   Poverty, barriers to education (accessibility, affordability, quality, relevance) and tolerant attitudes to child labour push a high number of children to enter child labour as early as 10 years old. In addition, due to a temporary “value vacuum”, family and community values have broken down and consequently increased the vulnerability of children. The streets have become the main place for the socialization of many children due to lack of proper supervision and care.