Source: Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare
At the invitation of International Labour Organization (ILO), Suzana Radulovic, MEF Secretary General participated at the Conference on launching the ILO report “Labour Market Transition of Young Women and Men in Montenegro” that took place today in Podgorica.
The above report is a result of the partnership between ILO and MasterCard Foundation and presents the findings of a survey created by ILO (School to Work Transition Survey) and conducted by MONSTAT (Montenegrin Statistical Office).
The Conference was opened by Sara Elder, ILO representative (Youth Employment Programme), Vujica Lazovic, Vice-President of the Government of Montenegro for Economic Policy and Financial System, Zorica Kovacevic, Minister of Labour and Social Welfare and Predrag Boskovic, Minister of Education. The report was presented by Dragan Djuric, a national consultant and Sara Elder. Along with Suzana Radulovic, MEF Secretary General, participants at the panel discussion were also Vukica Jelic, Director of National Employment Agency, Srdja Kekovic, Secretary General of the Union of Free Trade Unions of Montenegro, Dusko Zarubica, Secretary General of the Confederation of Trade Unions of Montenegro as well as Jelena Miljanic, Project Coordinator at UNDP Joint Programme for Youth.
“Labour Market Transition of Young Women and Men in Montenegro” will be a basis for the current project in Montenegro implemented by ILO in cooperation with the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare and UN in Montenegro aimed at strengthening the employability of youth. The project will ensure the expertise support by ILO with an aim to speed up quality labour market transition and create favourable conditions for decent work and overall empowerment of youth through a position paper – White Paper on Youth Employment in Montenegro.
