The ILO and Kosovo
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About the ILO in Kosovo¹
Limited job opportunities, especially for youth
After a 5.3% contraction of GDP in 2020 caused by the Covid-19 pandemic the economy recovered quickly in 2021 with an estimated growth of 7.7%. Solid data on the labour market impact of the pandemic are not available. The ILO expects that the pandemic has made the labour market challenges of Kosovo from before the pandemic even more urgent. These challenges are high rates of unemployment (26 per cent in Q4 2021), particularly for women and youth (youth unemployment almost at 50% in 2020), elevated rates of inactivity (above 60% in 2020), and informal employment (estimates range between 20 and 30%). Continue reading
¹All references to Kosovo should be understood in the context of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999).
What's new
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ILO/Sweden Collaboration
Laying the foundation for safer workplaces in Kosovo
28 April 2022
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Job creation in the Western Balkans
Three essential questions: Zuzana Zavarska, Economist, Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies
05 April 2022
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Latest labour survey data
Workers’ education level for their jobs: is it a match in South East Europe?
29 October 2021
Overview of current projects
Publications
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Occupational Safety and Health Profile. Promoting decent work through strengthening occupational safety and health management and social dialogue in Kosovo
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Analysis of costs for managing cases of child labour in Kosovo
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Perspectives of Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian youth on decent work opportunities and challenges in Kosovo
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Promoting decent work opportunities for Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian youth in Kosovo