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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Decent Work Country Programme
Republic of Albania and ILO sign new cooperation agreement to pave the way for delivering decent work
27 January 2023
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Workers' rights
ITUC Global Rights Index 2022 shows that many workers in Central and Eastern Europe have no access to rights
19 July 2022
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Long term care for the elderly in Albania
Albania faces a growing need of long-term care for its elderly population
07 June 2022
