The ILO and Montenegro
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About the ILO in Montenegro
An advanced EU accession candidate hit hard by the pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic hit the tourism-dependent country particularly hard. GDP dropped by 15% in 2020. The economy recovered faster than expected from the pandemic with an estimated GDP growth rate of 12% in 2021. However, the much-needed recovery of labour markets is lagging.
According to ILO calculations, the country saw a decline in working hours of 11.4% in 2020 which is equivalent to 30,000 full time jobs. In 2021, the loss of working hours decreased but was still at 6.1% (equivalent to the loss of 16,000 full-time jobs). For 2022, ILO models predict a light increase of working hours of 2%, but there are a lot of uncertainties concerning the pandemic and the new tourist season. Continue reading
What's new
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Workers' rights
ITUC Global Rights Index 2022 shows that many workers in Central and Eastern Europe have no access to rights
19 July 2022
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© ILO/Milos Vujovic 2023
Youth employment
What works in youth employment? Results from an impact assessment of Montenegro’s largest internship programme for university graduates
24 May 2022
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Job creation in the Western Balkans
How nearshoring may create opportunities for the Western Balkan economies?
05 April 2022
Standards and national legislation
Publications
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Performance monitoring of the active labour market programmes implemented by the Employment Agency of Montenegro
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Impact evaluation of the Professional Training for Graduates (PTG) programme of Montenegro
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Comprehensive Comparative Analysis of Montenegro’s Current Legislation on Violence and Harassment and the Provisions of ILO Convention No. 190
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Action plan for the interoperability of selected information systems and databases bearing on the governance of the labour market in Montenegro
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National Occupational Safety and Health Profile for Montenegro
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Legal analysis of the regulation and implementation of “teleworking” in Montenegro’s Labour Framework
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COVID-19 and the World of Work: Rapid Assessment of the Employment Impacts and Policy Responses. MONTENEGRO
Overview of current projects
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Active employment policies through the digitalisation of Employment Agency of Montenegro
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Activate Women - Increased capacities for labour market inclusion of disadvantaged women as Covid-19 response measure
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World of work in Montenegro: Paving the road to recovery
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Employment and Social Affairs Platform Project in the Western Balkans