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Ukraine
ILO Director-General condemns the aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine
03 March 2022
"The ILO’s duty is to stand in solidarity with the government, workers, and employers of Ukraine and to join with the rest of the United Nations system in providing all possible assistance to them," says the ILO Director-General.
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Youth labour markets in the EU
Three essential questions: Interview with Pola Schneemelcher, Project Manager at Institute for Macrofinance, Berlin, Germany
25 February 2022
We interviewed Pola Schneemelcher, Project Manager in the area of labor market and fiscal policy at the think tank Dezernat Zukunft – Institute for Macrofinance. She shared her insights on how youth labour markets in the European Union were impacted by the pandemic, what measures she has seen and whether governments can afford these measures or not. The Dezernat Zukunft is a non-partisan think tank aiming at rethinking and explaining monetary, financial, and economic policy in a comprehensible way.
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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
On 3rd February 2022, the Parliament of Albania unanimously ratified the ILO Convention No. 190 on “Eliminating Violence and Harassment in the World of Work”. The ratification is an important step for the country where violence against women is very high.
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Code of practice with ILO support
Gender Equality and Business Success–why Ukrainian Employers care about gender diversity in the workplace
17 February 2022
There is mounting evidence around the globe that promoting gender diversity among employees, management, and boards can be a business boost. The Confederation of Employers of Ukraine is the first Ukrainian business association coming out with a Code of Practice that assists member companies in the inclusion of women in the workforce and in management.
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Enabling Environment for Sustainable Enterprises
Weak rule of law, unfair competition, and skills shortages: New survey detects what prevents Serbian enterprises from thriving
04 February 2022
A new diagnostic report of the Serbian Employers’ Association shows the major obstacles for doing business and creating jobs in the largest economy of the Western Balkans. The findings are based on a survey among 450 enterprises done with ILO support.
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New service model with ILO support
Turning around a super tanker−reforming the public employment services in Ukraine
02 February 2022
The Ukrainian Government recently decided to roll out a new service model for the Public Employment Services across all 500 offices of the country. The new service model tested with support of the ILO in one pilot office devotes more attention to the needs of the jobseekers and employers. The reform works as the number of unemployed registering with the agency as job seekers has increased by a third.
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More and better jobs in Ukraine
Meet the Project Manager: Džemal Hodžić, ILO Chief Technical Advisor, Ukraine
24 January 2022
At half time of the project led by him, Džemal Hodžić takes stock of the ILO efforts on supporting the Ukrainian labour markets for more and better job creation. Highlights of his work are a 10% increase of the clients served by the public employment service per year and 3000 potential entrepreneurs trained with more than 700 new businesses established. The project is funded by Denmark.
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Video Interview with leading representative of IT industries in BiH
Lack of skilled workers limits IT sector growth
21 January 2022
The lack of skilled workers can seriously affect industry and job growth. Watch our interview with Tatjana Vucic, Director of BIT Alliance, the largest IT business association in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). The IT industry in BiH has the potential to offer more than 30,000 new job opportunities for specialists in the next eight years. However, finding qualified staff remains a key growth hurdle. In 2021, BIT Alliance and ILO jointly analyzed the skills deficits in the IT industry and identified priority interventions. The resulting Strategic Plan on Skills Development for the IT Sector in BiH will be published in the first quarter of 2022 on this website.
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Modernizing Public Employment Services
MEET THE PROJECT MANAGER: Nina Krgovic, ILO Project Coordinator, Montenegro
13 January 2022
Nina Krgovic shares details of her work modernizing the National Employment Agency of Montenegro – a country hit harder by the economic fallout of the pandemic than any other European nation. The ILO support is funded by the EU and the United Kingdom.
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ILO Beneficiary story
Beyond silence - another success story of including people with disabilities in the Moldovan labour market
07 January 2022
Read the story of Ion and Mariana, two deaf-mute workers in Chisinau, Moldova. They found a good job they love because of a new wage subsidy scheme creating a job opportunity for them. The ILO provided the technical assistance for these reforms aiming at the labour market integration of people with disabilities in Moldova.