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Questions and answers
Equal pay in practice: Insights from Lithuania's experience
Tomas Davulis, labour law scholar, professor at Vilnius University, President of the Constitutional Court of Lithuania discusses why pay equity can only be addressed through a combination of measures.
International Labour Standards in action
How International Labour Standards improve working lives: Examples from Central and Eastern Europe
International labour standards do more than protect workers’ rights: they help create fair competition, strengthen economic performance, support resilience during crises, and promote inclusive, sustainable development for workers, enterprises and...
New digital skills prepare Albanian vocational schools for modern agriculture
ILO training is helping equip teachers and students with the digital skills needed for a greener, more digitally-enabled agriculture sector in Albania.
Voices on 100 Years of Labour Standards Supervision
How to ensure international labour standards make a difference in a changing world
To mark 100 years of standards supervision, the ILO is speaking with members of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations (CEACR). Attila Kun, who joined the Committee in 2025, reflects on its role in advancing...
Albania strengthens labour inspection capacity on occupational safety and health
The ILO has supported the Albanian State Labour Inspectorate through nationwide occupational safety and health training, helping labour inspectors improve risk prevention and inspection practices in high-risk sectors.
ILO Voices | Small and medium enterprise (SME) development
I put my workers at the centre of my business
Gjergj Leqejza is General Manager of a textile business in Albania. Through the ILO’s SCORE Programme, the business improved productivity and increased wages for its workers.
ILO Innovation Day
Digital skills drive rural transformation and decent work in Albania
An ILO project supports rural communities in building digital skills and institutions for a more productive and sustainable agricultural future.
Albania reaffirms commitment to inclusive growth at Doha World Summit for Social Development
Albania highlighted reforms in employment, social protection, health and education as central to its national and European integration agenda.
This is social justice
Building a business through decent jobs and social justice in Albania
Gjergj Leqejza tells us why he chose to stay in his native Albania despite decades of economic challenges, and to build a textile business based on decent jobs, community support, and social justice for all.
Questions and answers
Generative AI at work: What it means for jobs in Europe and beyond
Pawel Gmyrek, Senior Researcher at the ILO and co-author of Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure, discusses how generative AI could shape jobs across countries and sectors.
ILO Partnership
Building digital skills for rural Albania’s future
A joint initiative by the International Labour Organization and its partners is equipping Albania’s rural workforce with digital skills to boost agriculture, create decent work, and support EU accession goals.
New ILO regional report
Social protection systems key to a Just Transition to net-zero carbon emissions in Europe and Central Asia, says new ILO report
The ILO regional report calls for building climate-resilient social protection systems and extending social protection to all workers who will be affected by the transition policies to net-zero carbon emissions.
Workers' rights
Labour rights in Europe record worst score since launch of ITUC Rights Index
The latest edition of the Global Rights Index from the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) highlights concerns about the narrowing of democratic space for trade union action and civil society engagement.
AI and Work
AI provides innovative ways to improve compliance with labour laws
AI is making labour inspections smarter and more effective. MIRA, a tool developed for Albania’s Labour Inspectorate with ILO support, helps inspectors spot workplace violations faster by using machine learning to analyze risks and predict problems....
Beneficiary testimonials
ILO interventions transform lives in Central and Eastern Europe
Five beneficiaries of ILO programmes from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Ukraine tell their stories how the ILO assistance they received made a difference not only in their own lives, but also in their community's.
Opportunities for youth
EU member states discuss the Youth Guarantee in the EU and the neighbourhood
The Youth Guarantee (YG) is a commitment by all EU Member States to ensure that all young people under the age of 30 receive a good quality offer of employment, continued education, apprenticeship or traineeship within a period of four months of...
Sustainable Development Goals 2030
Albania is first in Europe to join Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection for Just Transitions
Albania becomes the first pathfinder country of the Global Accelerator to officially endorse its national roadmap for implementation, signalling the country’s commitment to set a strategic direction to accelerate the creation of decent jobs, expand...
Employment and Social Affairs Platform
What does it take to improve social dialogue and promote better-quality employment in the Western Balkans?
Global Rights Index points to remaining challenges in workers’ rights in Central and Eastern Europe
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) released its 11th Global Rights Index. The report shows a steady decline in access to workers’ rights around the globe. Comparing the datasets from the last 11 years shows that Europe is part of...
It's World Day of safety and health at work!
The World Day for Safety and Health at Work (28 April) serves to raise awareness about occupational safety and health and gives us an opportunity to talk about the causes of work-related injuries, diseases, and fatalities, and measures to prevent...