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Employment Service Convention, 1948 (No. 88) - Slovakia (RATIFICATION: 1993)

Articles 1 and 3 of the Convention. Contribution of the employment service to employment promotion. The Committee notes the information provided by the Government in reply to its 2010 direct request. The Government indicates that the Act on Employment Services, amended in March 2013, is designed to entail a more individualized approach to employment services. The Government indicates that various projects have been carried out with the aim of reducing the number of unemployed people and to create jobs for the unemployed under the age of 29. The Government also refers to a project aimed at employment of disadvantaged jobseekers, including long-term unemployed persons, older persons and school graduates. The Committee notes that, in 2012, more than 104,000 jobseekers were supported by active labour market measures and about 66,000 job vacancies were registered by the Offices of Labour, Social Affairs and Family, showing a decrease by 33,000 from those in 2011. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the impact of the projects implemented on employment promotion. Please also provide information on the activities undertaken by the Offices of Labour, Social Affairs and Family and other such public employment agencies, including statistical data on the results of their activities.

Articles 4 and 5. Cooperation with the social partners. The Committee notes that the 2013 amendment of the Act on Employment Services increased the consideration given to regional labour market situations by involving the social partners in decision-making relating to the drafting and implementation of active labour market measures, particularly through their participation in tripartite committees on employment. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the activities of the tripartite Committees on Employment in the development of employment service policy.