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NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

The top news item is new ILO alliance with the European Commission and the European Training Foundation for rolling out youth guarantees in the Western Balkans. Another good development was the signing of a new agreement with the UK Government for Montenegro to facilitate a job-rich recovery for the country. The ILO had discussions with the Government of Serbia on how the ILO could be helpful in advancing the EU accession negotiations of the country on employment and social policies.

ILO RESPONSE TO COVID-19 IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE

VIDEO Meet the Director: What has been the impact of the pandemic in the region?

The European Commission and the ILO join forces to support young people: Youth Guarantee for the Western Balkans

The future is “blended”: strengthening digital TVET in Ukraine:
In close coordination with the Ukrainian Ministry of Education and Science, the ILO will develop quality e-Learning solutions for TVET in the country.

INTERVIEW: What is in store for Montenegrin businesses after COVID-19 pandemic hard hit the economy?
We asked Predrag Mitrovic, President of the Montenegrin Employers Federation about what they did to support companies during the pandemic and how the ILO has been helpful.

ITUC Global Rights Index for 2021 shows that COVID-19 impacted workers’ rights in Central and Eastern Europe

NEW RESULTS

One hour against child labour at schools in Kosovo
The ILO, together with the Ministry of Education, with support from the US Department of Labor organized a campaign in the schools of Kosovo to raise awareness about child labour.

Ukraine on the way to join ILO’s Seafarer’s Bill of Rights
The Ukrainian government made an important step towards ratifying the ILO Maritime Labour Convention guaranteeing minimum working standards for all seafarers.

VIDEO: Albanian judges use International Labour Standards in court decisions

NEW PROJECTS SIGNED

Job creation for women and youth through Local Employment Partnerships in Moldova
This new project supports labour market institutions and social partners in designing and implementing a new, gender-sensitive national employment policy. 

Stimulating the green economy in Moldova to create new and better jobs
The ILO intervention will support entrepreneurship in a high-value-added sector, and contribute to the promotion of the green economy.

World of Work in Montenegro: Paving the road to recovery
The project, supported by the UK Good Governence Fund, will support the job-rich recovery of Montenegro, a country particularly hard-hit by the pandemic.

MEET THE SPECIALISTS

VIDEO Technical Specialists of the ILO Central and Eastern Europe Office. In the videos Iulia Drumea, Employers' Organizations, Kenichi Hirose, Social Protection and Occupational Safety and Health, and Alessandra Molz, Skills reveal what they consider the most burning challenges in their areas, and talk about the results they are most proud of.

3 ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS TO LEADING POLICY EXPERTS AND RESEARCHERS IN THE REGION

Three essential questions to Mihail Arandarenko, Professor of Economics, University of Belgrade

Three essential questions to Réka Sáfrány, President of European Women's Lobby 

FRESH OFF THE PRINTING PRESS

National Occupational Safety and Health Profile for Montenegro (also in Montenegrin)

An action plan for the interoperability of databases of the Employment Agency of Montenegro (also in Montenegrin)

Reporting and recording of work accidents and occupational diseases in the Republic of Moldova (also in Romanian)

ILO World Employment and Social Outlook Trends 2021

ILO World Social Protection Report 2021

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