Publications
2013
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National study on the system for recording and notification of occupational accidents and diseases in the Republic of Moldova
22 March 2013
The study is based on relevant ILO standards and is mainly aimed at 1) exploring the basic practices and procedures applied at both national and workplace levels; and 2) providing information to promote the application of a coherent and harmonised system for collection, recording and notification of reliable data on the topic, and related statistics at the workplace, at both national and international levels.
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Technical Memorandum: Bosnia and Herzegovina
27 February 2013
The aim of the assessment was to identify the good practices and shortcomings of the labour inspectorates and of the labour inspection system, taking into account the principles stated by Conventions 1947 (No. 81) and 1969 (No. 129). This report focuses on the need to strengthen the labour inspection system in Bosnia and Herzegovina and contains a number of recommendations.
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Executive Summary - Decent Work Country Profile - Ukraine - Second Edition Pre-publication Draft
26 February 2013
The global economic crisis put an abrupt end to almost a decade of buoyant economic growth in Ukraine. Economic activity contracted sharply with a large proportion of heavy industry closing temporarily or operating far below capacity. Real GDP shrank by some 20 per cent and labour market conditions deteriorated dramatically. This led to a significant expansion of involuntary part-time work, administered leave and an explosion in wage arrears. An International Monetary Fund (IMF) stand-by agreement of $16.4 billion has restored a degree of economic health – with an agreed GDP deficit fixed at six per cent – tied to reductions in public sector expenditures. Economic growth resumed in 2010 and the labour market began a tentative recovery that is continuing. Between 2000 and 2008, the Ukrainian economy grew on average 6.9 per cent per year. This steady growth rate was achieved through reform measures and thanks to favourable trading terms and inflow of capital. The global crisis, as well as leaving its own problems, exposed Ukraine’s structural weaknesses: a crumbling infrastructure, insecure property rights, an ageing population and systemic corruption. Moving forward, Ukraine needs to strengthen official labour market and social data to fully capture changes in social indicators and monitor progress towards decent work.
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Decent Work Country Profile - Ukraine - Second Edition Pre-publication Draft
25 February 2013
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Ensuring social security benefits for Ukrainian migrant workers
20 February 2013
This publication reviews the development of national migration policy in Ukraine (particularly labour migration policy), analyzes the current status of the international coordination of social security, and suggests measures for improvement.
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Social security coordination for non-EU countries in South and Eastern Europe: a legal analysis
20 February 2013
This publication presents a comparative review of the international legal instruments for social security coordination available for non-EU countries. The publication is intended to serve as an informational base for developing national strategy for social security agreements. Its primarily focus is on the countries in South and Eastern Europe, many of which are on route to acceding to the EU. However, the main conclusions regarding, in particular, the bilateral agreements will be valid for other non-EU countries as well.
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Strengthening the role of employment injury schemes to help prevent occupational accidents and diseases
02 January 2013
The overall aim of the guide is to provide policy recommendations for future direction in the area of employment injury (EI) schemes. The guide is targeted at a mixed audience of national authorities dealing with occupational safety and health (OSH).
2012
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Recovering from the crisis through social dialogue in the new EU Member States: the case of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovenia
20 December 2012
This publication provides an analysis on the role social dialogue and tripartite institutions played in response to the recent global economic crisis in four Central and Eastern European countries, namely Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovenia and Poland.
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The global impact of e-waste: Addressing the challenge
20 December 2012
This paper explores the volumes, sources and flows of e-waste, the risks it poses to e-waste workers and the environment, occupational safety and health issues, labour issues and regulatory frameworks, and links this growing global problem with the International Labour Organization’s current and future work.
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Executive Summary - Decent Work Country Profile - Ukraine
28 November 2012
Between 2000 and 2008, the Ukrainian economy grew on average by 6.9 per cent per year. This steady growth rate was achieved through reform measures and thanks to favourable trading terms and inflow of capital. The global crisis, however, put an end to this trend and left a series of problems, some of which were deeply rooted in the pre-crisis period: a crumbling infrastructure, insecure property rights, an ageing population and systemic corruption. While the initial signs of recovery are in sight, uncertainty and ambiguity remain omnipresent in the economy. Official labour market and social data do not provide adequate information regarding the degree of stress and decent work deficits that existed during the tumultuous period between 1990 and 1998, when Ukraine had become virtually a barter economy with wage arrears reaching alarming levels. The Decent Work Country Profile for Ukraine aims at critically assessing progress towards the achievement of decent work in Ukraine and at further informing social dialogue at the national level.