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New trade union services to workers

Information is power: new web application protects workers’ rights in North Macedonia

The Federation of Trade Unions of Macedonia (SSM) with ILO assistance developed a web application which enables reporting labour rights violations to trade unions and ultimately to the State Labour Inspectorate. Since its launch on 23 April 2021, ...

Our impact, their voices

How the nuns of Causeni, Moldova won an ILO business competition?

This article tells the story of how the nuns of a rural monastery became beneficiaries of the ILO Local Employment Partnerships project, and how they revived their apiary and honey production business.

Latest labour survey data

Workers’ education level for their jobs: is it a match in South East Europe?

Many people are working in jobs that do not match their level of education. At the same time, many employers claim to have difficulties in finding workers with the skills that they need to expand their business and innovate successfully. This...

Access to protection and remedies for victims of human trafficking for the purpose of labour exploitation

Last week, ILO Brussels and SIOD jointly organised an online workshop on ‘Access to protection and remedies for victims of human trafficking for the purpose of labour exploitation’.

Certification and access to markets as an incentive to formalize

This document is part of a series of case studies by the Enterprises Department of the ILO. Each case study presents one or several approaches that contribute to enterprise formalization across the world.

The ILO and the UNTFSSE participated in European Social Economy Week 2021

Director of ILO Enterprises Department and Chair of UNTFSSE, Mr Vic Van Vuuren participated at the European Social Economy Week 2021 in a discussion on the global challenges and perspectives of social economy as a driver of sustainable development.

COOP Champions

Ayşe Turunç Kankal, ILO Office for Turkey in Ankara

COOP Champions features ILO colleagues from around the world working on cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy enterprises. It highlights their contributions, and shares highlights of their experiences, current work, and future...

E-formalization regional report

E-formalization in Europe

ILO/EU partnership

Youth Guarantee garners speed in the Western Balkans

Inspired by similar schemes in the EU Member States, a youth guarantee is a commitment to support every young person under the age of 30 who is not employed, in education or training (so-called NEETs). This commitment entitles young people to...

ESDE 2021 Conference

ILO participates in EU Conference on Employment and Social Developments in Europe

Conference organised by the European Commission to present the findings of its latest Employment and Social Developments in Europe (ESDE) Report 2021 and to discuss the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on labour markets and the world of work.

Decent Work Country Programme

Republic of Moldova and ILO sign new cooperation agreement to ensure best results in delivering decent work

On 7 October, 2021 the Republic of Moldova and the ILO signed the next Decent Work Country Programme that will guide the work on creating more and better jobs for the country in the coming four years. In the focus of the programme are inclusive and...

Technical comments to the Draft Law on Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine Concerning Strengthening the Protection of...

The comments therein have been prepared with a view to supporting the process of social dialogue on labour law reform in Ukraine. They represent technical expert opinions only and are provided without prejudice to any official comments that may be...

Factsheet

Overview of Ireland-ILO Cooperation

Trade and decent work: Indicator guide

The purpose of the present Guide is to provide analytical tools, which can support further research on trade and decent work. It offers a broad set of labour market indicators for trade policy assessment that can be used in studies on the nexus...

Trade and decent work: Handbook of assessment methodologies

This Handbook presents and critically evaluates the methodologies used to assess the impact of trade on various areas of decent work. To that end, it traces the evolution of theories and methodological approaches ranging from the macro (country),...

Decent Work Country Programmes

Decent Work Country Programme for the Republic of Moldova 2021-2024

Decent Work Country Programmes (DWCPs) are the main planning frameworks for the delivery of ILO support to member countries. They outline a medium-term plan that guides the work of the ILO in a country in accordance with priorities and objectives...

ILO Launches a Flagship Course for Social Partners to Boost Interaction with UN System

On 8-24 September 2021, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Training Center in Turin (ITCILO) organized an online training for social partners under the title of “Making the voices of social partners count in UN...

The ILO DG participated in the OECD high-level conference on SSE

The political momentum around SSE was discussed at the opening session.

Labour rights infringed during the pandemic

Three essential questions to Aleksandar Ristovski, Professor of Labour Law, Skopje

In the third issue of short interviews with important researchers and practitioners from Central and Eastern Europe on burning questions concerning labour and social policies, we talked to Aleksandar Ristovski, Professor of Labour Law at ‘Ss. Cyril...

Reporting and recording of work accidents and occupational diseases in the Republic of Moldova