Latvia resources

  1. The Impact of the Crisis on Work Inequalities and Wages in Europe

    The International Labour Organization is organizing a press conference and presentation of recently published ILO books on Work Inequalities in the Crisis: Evidence from Europe and The Impact of the Crisis on Wages in South-East Europe and Hungary.

  2. The politics of economic adjustment in Europe : State unilateralism or social dialogue?

    30 June 2011

    This article depicts the process of design and implementation of austerity policies aimed at reducing public deficits and debt in eight European countries and the role of social dialogue in this context. It is argued that, as governments are shifting policy priorities from economic stimulus towards fiscal consolidation and debt reduction, social dialogue and tripartism are given a less prominent role compared to the first phase of the global economic crisis, during which they played a significant part in devising crisis responses. Austerity policies are presented as being inevitable and non-negotiable. This may not be surprising, considering that the current structural adjustment promoted by the international financial institutions (IFIs), and lately the European Union (EU), is based on Washington Consensus policies which usually exclude public deliberation. The chapter argues that social dialogue should remain part of policy design and implementation even in times of crisis, and highlights several ways of rebalancing the negotiating powers of actors in the real economy to enable them to influence policy choices.

  3. ILO marks its 90th anniversary with social dialogue for decent work and a fair globalization in Central and Eastern Europe

    Amid the worst financial and jobs crisis since the Great Depression, the International Labour Organization (ILO) marked its 90th anniversary in the week of 21-28 April and in September 2009. During this period, there was a global convergence on the common theme of social dialogue for decent work and a fair globalization in commemorative events in more than 100 countries across the world.

  4. Diretory of Networks of Women Scientists 2003

    01 August 2007

  5. European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)

    01 August 2007

  6. Council of the Baltic States Task Force against Trafficking / in Human Beings

    07 March 2007

    The overall objective of the Task force is to counteract trafficking in human beings in the Baltic Sea Region through preventive and protective activities, focusing on persons over the age of 18.

  7. Agreement on the employment of the employees of Latvian enterprises in order to execute work contracts

    02 June 1992

  8. Arrangement concern the employment of workers in order to improve their vocational and linguistic skills (Foreign Workers Agreement)

    02 June 1992