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Building partnerships to expand Childcare Services: The ILO experience in Ungheni Municipality

The leaflet showcases the ILO’s integrated approach to expanding quality and accessible childcare services through partnerships at the local level. It highlights the ILO initiative, supported by the Government of Switzerland, across six growth-pole...

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Powering Moldova’s green future: The story of Ariadna Pralea, Student of Renewable Energy

A young woman in Moldova is turning skills training into a career in renewable energy, as an ILO project funded by Liechtenstein and Austria helps modernize vocational education and prepare a new generation of workers for the country’s green...

Our impact, their voices

Powering Moldova’s green future: How skills training opened new doors for a young woman

A young woman in Moldova is turning skills training into a career in renewable energy, as an ILO project funded by Liechtenstein and Austria helps modernize vocational education and prepare a new generation of workers for the country’s green...

Republic of Moldova enhances labour inspection capacity with ILO support

The renovation of the State Labour Inspectorate's premises supports Moldova's ongoing labour market reforms and efforts to align with international labour standards and related EU acquis as part of its EU accession process.

Circular economy transition

The brief presents the ILO’s approach to circular economic transition as a driver of environmentally sustainable, socially inclusive and economically productive development, contrasting linear and circular economic models. It highlights that...

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...

Be the voice of equity at the workplace

The brochure presents the main activities and initiatives carried out within the framework of the national campaign implemented by the National Confederation of Trade Unions of Moldova (CNSM), in partnership with the International Labour...

Social dialogue and tripartism

Institutionalizing social dialogue for green and digital transitions in Europe and Central Asia

This regional brief examines how social dialogue can help countries in Europe and Central Asia manage the green and digital transitions in a fair, inclusive and employment-centred way.

Analysis note: Alternative economic forms for the provision of alternative childcare services in the Republic of Moldova

The Analysis Note provides an assessment of alternative childcare service models for children under three years of age, including home-based, family-type, and employer-supported care arrangements, established in line with Law No. 367/2022. While...

Rapid assessment of constraints and opportunities for women’s entrepreneurship development in Ungheni and Cahul

The study represents an analysis that explores the key challenges and opportunities for women’s entrepreneurship development in the Ungheni and Cahul districts of Moldova. It examines women’s needs and their access to business development services...

Moldova’s TVET Schools drive the green transition

Across Moldova, technical and vocational education and training (TVET) schools--which provide practical, job-oriented skills--are taking concrete steps to support the green transition. Through EcoImpact, a national grants initiative, students and...

European Social Charter

Officials and social partners commit to social rights at Moldova conference

High-level conference places social rights, decent work, and inclusion at the heart of Europe’s response to demographic and technological challenges.

The ILO, Switzerland and Moldova launch a major employment programme to help advance inclusive economic development in Moldova

This latest initiative is the second phase of an ongoing project that aims to expand productive employment opportunities and strengthen labour market institutions in the Eastern European country.

Assessment of the National Employment Agency's policies and procedures

This report presents a comprehensive assessment of Moldova’s active labour market policies, as designed by the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection and implemented by the National Employment Agency (NEA) and its territorial offices (TOs)....

Just Transition

ILO initiative empowers young women for a greener Moldova

A new ILO initiative introduces young women to  job opportunities  in the green economy.

Joint ILO - EU report

Mapping enterprise formalization measures in tourism in the European Union

Tourism plays a crucial role in economic growth and employment generation in European countries. However, informality remains a significant challenge in the sector contributing to deficits in decent work and sustainability and undermines tax...

This is social justice

Balancing work and being a mum boost equality and social justice in Moldova

Holding a job at a mobile network operator and being a mum of two young daughters was hard for Natalia Cebanu. Cebanu, from Moldova, tells us how getting childcare support meant more freedom and equal opportunities for working women like her.

Impact story

Women lifting other women in the Republic of Moldova

Iuliana Drăgălin became an ILO certified “Start and Improve Your Business” trainer in 2023. Since then, she has opened the door to the business world for many new entrepreneurs, most of them women.

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.

Labour statistics

From data to dignity: Valuing unpaid domestic and care work in the Republic of Moldova

By giving unpaid domestic and care work a place in national and international statistics, we can gain a deeper understanding of the real value and contributions of this work to economies and societies.