All resources: Europe and Central Asia

Employment creation

ILO supports first entrepreneurial steps and contributes to the creation of more than 120 new businesses in Bosnia and Herzegovina

A consortium consisting of the German GIZ, UNDP and the ILO implemented a private sector development project, “EU4Business” in Bosnia and Herzegovina funded by the European Union and Germany. The ILO assisted start-ups as a means to job creation....

Trade unions in transformation: Experiences from Europe and Central Asia

The aim of this study is to look at seven cases of trade unions actions in Georgia, the Republic of Moldova, Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan in the years immediately before and during the COVID-19 crisis to identify lessons that can be learned for trade...

Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators

Juan Antonio Pedreño, the President of the Spanish Confederation of Social Economy Enterprises (CEPES), the President of Social Economy...

“Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators” is a series of interviews with cooperators from around the world with whom ILO officials have crossed paths during the course of their work on cooperatives and social and solidarity economy (SSE). On this...

ILO Working Paper 74

Collective bargaining in seven European countries throughout the pandemic

This Working Paper investigates developments in social dialogue and collective bargaining during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic in a selection of European countries.

Ukraine crisis

The Ukrainian Federation of employers is helping businesses to keep afloat

Mobilising local producers in the humanitarian effort has saved hundreds of jobs.

Meet the Project Manager: MAP16 project to reduce child labour and forced labour in Serbia

Milica Djordjevic, ILO National Project Coordinator of the MAP16 project, funded by the US Department of Labor, explains what she does to reduce child labour and forced labour in Serbia. Child labour means that children are too young for their work...

Country brief

Global Employment Trends for Youth 2022: Europe and Central Asia

ILO participates in the conference “Social Economy: Primacy of People”

The first event of the Monitoring Committee of the Luxembourg Declaration under the Italian Presidency took place in Trento at the presence of national, European and international organizations’ representatives.

Ukraine crisis

Trade unions in Ukraine and Moldova use their properties to provide shelter for internally displaced persons and refugees

With ILO support, trade unions in Ukraine and Moldova help internally displaced people and refugees arriving from Ukraine by providing food and shelter. Since the beginning of the hostilities, Ukrainian trade unions provided 10,000 bednights, while...

Ukraine crisis

How does the war against Ukraine impact employment and migration?

In the interview series "3 essential questions" with leading researchers and policy makers from Central and Eastern Europe, the ILO interviewed Nataliia Slaviuk, Economist and Assistant Professor of National University Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. Nataliia...

Workers' rights

ITUC Global Rights Index 2022 shows that many workers in Central and Eastern Europe have no access to rights

In July 2022, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) released its yearly Global Rights Index. It shows that in Europe, the most frequently violated rights have been the right to strike and the right to bargain collectively. Through...

Ukraine crisis

How Trade Union members are supporting Ukrainians

Since the onset of the Russian aggression and with ILO assistance, trade union members in the construction sector have multiplied initiatives to help the population.

Meet the director

How has the ILO responded to the crisis in Ukraine?

Markus Pilgrim, Director of the ILO Office for Central and Eastern Europe explains the impact of the war against Ukraine on the country's labour market, how the ILO has supported the country, and talks about the support needed in the forthcoming...

Conclusions of the 16th High-level meeting between the International Labour Organization and the European Commission (2022)

ILO-EU Relations

ILO and European Commission reaffirm mutual partnership at 16th High Level meeting

ILO Ukraine response July 2022

The document provides information on the impact of the war in Ukraine on employment, incomes and the social protection system, and the ILO response with proposals to support the country, as well as Moldova, the most vulnerable host country for...

Ukraine crisis

Ukraine works: How Labour Inspectors are supporting employers and workers in Ukraine

With the ILO assistance, the Ukrainian Labour Inspectorate is helping businesses to continue operating despite the hostilities.

Factsheet

International labour standards

Factsheet

Safety and health at work

Factsheet

Scaling up decent jobs for youth