Albania
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About the ILO in Albania
Informality and high youth inactivity persist
Since the fall of the communist regime, Albania grew from one of the poorest countries in Europe in the 1990s to an upper-middle income country. As of 2014, Albania has been an official candidate for EU accession. Accession negotiations started in 2020. Labour market outcomes gradually improved over the last years and in 2019 Albania had the highest employment rate among Western Balkan economies (67%). The Covid-19 pandemic of 2020/21 led to a temporary reduction of employment (65% in spring 2020), but employment rates quickly rebounded to the old levels in late 2020. Continue reading
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ILO/EU partnership
Youth Guarantee garners speed in the Western Balkans
14 October 2021
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Labour rights infringed during the pandemic
Three essential questions to Aleksandar Ristovski, Professor of Labour Law, Skopje
21 September 2021
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Job-rich recovery for women
Three Essential Questions: Interview with Réka Sáfrány, President of European Women's Lobby
15 September 2021
