The ILO and Albania
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About the ILO in Albania
Strong recovery and the same labour market challenges as before the pandemic
Albania has achieved important development results over the past two decades. The country managed to catch up with the EU. While the per capita income was only 18% of the average EU income in 2000, it increased to 31% in 2019. However, the per capita income is still one of the lowest in Europe and the convergence needs to be accelerated. Demographic challenges (aging of the population and continuous emigration), a limited structural transformation (with more than a third of the workforce employed in agriculture), and incomplete economic and governance reforms hold back the country. Continue reading
What's new
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Violence and Harassment
Albania ratifies the Violence and Harassment Convention
06 May 2022
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Dignity and respect for all
Workplaces should be free from abuse: Albania third in Europe to ratify ILO Convention No. 190 on Eliminating Violence and Harassment in the world of work
23 February 2022
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Latest labour survey data
Workers’ education level for their jobs: is it a match in South East Europe?
29 October 2021
Standards and national legislation
Publications
Focus on our projects
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Enabling Employment Opportunities for Asylum Seekers in Albania
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Strategic policy options for SDG financing in Albania
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Empowering Women Against Covid-19 (EWAC) in Albania
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Catalyzing municipal social protection in Albania
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Access to justice in labour disputes through mediation and conciliation
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Employment and Social Affairs Platform