Publications
2012
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Skills Policies for Economic Diversification in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
08 June 2012
Enhancing local skills policies for the food and tourism sectors
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Youth migration, reaping benefits and mitigating the risks (Final Joint Evaluation Summary)
17 May 2012
Project ALB/08/01/UND Joint evaluation of the UN MDG Funds Total Budget: US$ 1,435,605 UNICEF: 623,221; IOM: 628,253; UNDP: 789,516; ILO: 1,289,010
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The gender pay gap in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
11 May 2012
Significant gender differences with regard to wages and remuneration are prevalent in labour markets in every country of the world. In the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, however, they seem particularly high. According to one study, women’s average net wage in 2006 was 27.4 per cent lower than that of men. The paper provides an important overview of women’s employment in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in the last 15 years, and presents a picture of gender equality in today’s labour market through data and the review of literature.
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Working Paper No. 39: "ILO survey on social dialogue and pension reform in times of crisis and beyond: Slovenia"
11 May 2012
This paper examines the political economy of pension reforms in times of economic crisis and its impact on social dialogue and tripartite institutions in Slovenia. The Slovenian economy was badly hit by the global economic and financial crisis of 2008-2009, which was the worst crisis experienced by the country since the break-up of the former Yugoslavia. This crisis, combined with the pressure of financial markets and international institutions forced the government to initiate several reforms, including changes to the pension system.
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Employment injury protection in Serbia: issues and options
02 May 2012
This report describes the current system in Serbia in light of the principles of employment injury protection and looks at occupational safety and health issues in the context of current economic conditions and challenges.
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Working Paper No. 36: "Non-standard workers: Good practices of social dialogue and collective bargaining"
26 April 2012
This paper provides a comparative synthesis analysis of a series of national studies on non-standard work, collective bargaining and social dialogue in selected countries (Argentina,Colombia, India, Indonesia, Hungary, Japan and South Africa), which the Industrial and Employment Relations Department (DIALOGUE) of the ILO has conducted as a pilot project under the ILO’s Global Product on “Supporting collective bargaining and sound industrial relations”. The national studies aimed at identifying current and emerging non-standard forms of work arrangements within which workers are in need of protection; examining good practices in which people in non-standard forms of work are organized; analysing the role that collective bargaining and other forms of social dialogue play in improving the terms and conditions as well as the status of non-standard workers; and identifying good practices in this regard.
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Decent Work Country Factsheet - Ukraine
26 April 2012
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Promoting Decent Work and Social Justice in Bulgaria - An ILO Contribution to the Economic and Social Policy Debate
05 April 2012
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The political economy of pension reforms in times of global crisis: State unilateralism or social dialogue?
27 March 2012
This paper examines the political economy of pension reforms in times of economic crisis and its impact on social dialogue and tripartite institutions in ten countries.
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Project “Effective Governance of Labour Migration and its Skills Dimensions” in Moldova
01 March 2012
The Project “Effective governance of labour migration and its skills dimensions” in Ukraine and Republic of Moldova will seek to develop the capacity of relevant actors in the Government, Parliament and Workers’ and Employers’ organizations to contribute to adequate migration management.