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The Labour Market Peculiarities in Latvia and the Experiences of the EES

The Labour Market Peculiarities in Latvia and the Experiences of the EES. Budapest, 20 th October 2005 by Alona Nikolajeva Ministry of Welfare of the Republic of Latvia, Labour Department. Introduction. National Employment Policy Framework Institutional Framework Labour market indicators

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The Labour Market Peculiarities in Latvia and the Experiences of the EES

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  1. The Labour Market Peculiarities in Latvia and the Experiences of the EES Budapest, 20th October 2005 by Alona Nikolajeva Ministry of Welfare of the Republic of Latvia, Labour Department THE EUROPEAN EMPLOYMENT STRATEGY: OPPORTUNITIES AND LIMITS FOR THE NEW MEMBER STATES

  2. Introduction • National Employment Policy Framework • Institutional Framework • Labour market indicators • Challenges for Employment Policy • Mid term employment objectives • NAPE Key Policy Areas • Recommendations on the implementation of Employment Policy THE EUROPEAN EMPLOYMENT STRATEGY: OPPORTUNITIES AND LIMITS FOR THE NEW MEMBER STATES

  3. National Employment Policy Framework • Joint Assessment of Employment Priorities in Latvia (6th of February, 2003) • JointInclusion Memorandum (18thDecember, 2003) • Single Programming Document 2004-2006 • National Action Plan for Employment (annual) • The National Action Plan for Reduction of Poverty and Social Exclusion 2004-2006 • Latvia's National Lisbon Program 2005-2008 (elaborated) THE EUROPEAN EMPLOYMENT STRATEGY: OPPORTUNITIES AND LIMITS FOR THE NEW MEMBER STATES

  4. National Employment Policy Framework Taking into account the strategic objectives set out in Lisbon and Stockholm and assessment of the progress made in adapting the employment system to be able to implement the European Employment Strategy: • Joint Assessment of Employment Policy Priorities in Latvia has been prepared and signed by the Government of Latvia and the European Commission • National Employment Plan has been elaborated • Joint Inclusion Memorandum was signed in December, 2003 THE EUROPEAN EMPLOYMENT STRATEGY: OPPORTUNITIES AND LIMITS FOR THE NEW MEMBER STATES

  5. Institutional Framework THE EUROPEAN EMPLOYMENT STRATEGY: OPPORTUNITIES AND LIMITS FOR THE NEW MEMBER STATES

  6. Employment rate THE EUROPEAN EMPLOYMENT STRATEGY: OPPORTUNITIES AND LIMITS FOR THE NEW MEMBER STATES

  7. Employment rate of older workers THE EUROPEAN EMPLOYMENT STRATEGY: OPPORTUNITIES AND LIMITS FOR THE NEW MEMBER STATES

  8. GDP per capita in PPS THE EUROPEAN EMPLOYMENT STRATEGY: OPPORTUNITIES AND LIMITS FOR THE NEW MEMBER STATES

  9. Labour productivity THE EUROPEAN EMPLOYMENT STRATEGY: OPPORTUNITIES AND LIMITS FOR THE NEW MEMBER STATES

  10. Youth education attainment level THE EUROPEAN EMPLOYMENT STRATEGY: OPPORTUNITIES AND LIMITS FOR THE NEW MEMBER STATES

  11. Participation in lifelong learning THE EUROPEAN EMPLOYMENT STRATEGY: OPPORTUNITIES AND LIMITS FOR THE NEW MEMBER STATES

  12. Unemployment rate THE EUROPEAN EMPLOYMENT STRATEGY: OPPORTUNITIES AND LIMITS FOR THE NEW MEMBER STATES

  13. Long-term unemployment rate THE EUROPEAN EMPLOYMENT STRATEGY: OPPORTUNITIES AND LIMITS FOR THE NEW MEMBER STATES

  14. Challenges for Employment Policy • Enhancing of competitiveness and quality of the workforce • Capacity of key players to monitor and implement employment policy in efficient way • Overall coherence between measures, programmes and institutions to be mobilised for developments in the labour market and for reaching the goals set by European Employment Strategy • Transforming of undeclared work into regular employment • Increased focusing of development supports, and of labour market interventions, on thoseregions hardest hit by unemployment THE EUROPEAN EMPLOYMENT STRATEGY: OPPORTUNITIES AND LIMITS FOR THE NEW MEMBER STATES

  15. Mid term objectives set in Latvian Development Plan • Promoting Competitiveness and Employment • Developing Human resources • Developing Infrastructure Priorities include information society, sustainable development, environmental protection, equal opportunities,gender equality and territorial cohesion. THE EUROPEAN EMPLOYMENT STRATEGY: OPPORTUNITIES AND LIMITS FOR THE NEW MEMBER STATES

  16. NAPE Key Policy Areas • Prevention of long-term unemployment • Facilitating access and return to the labour market for those who have difficulty in being integrated or reintegrated into a labour market which must be open to all • Facilitating the development of small- and medium-sized enterprises, especially in remote or economically backward regions • Improving working conditions and promotion of social dialogue • Modernization of vocational education programmes and improvement of access to vocational education, promoting lifelong learning and inclusive work practices THE EUROPEAN EMPLOYMENT STRATEGY: OPPORTUNITIES AND LIMITS FOR THE NEW MEMBER STATES

  17. NAPE Key Policy Areas • Promotion of gender equality in the labour market • Increasing the quality and efficiency of ALMM • Increasing the opportunities of groups at the risk of social exclusion to integrate in the labour market • The improvement taxation, work pay and benefit systems promoting employment and economic activity • Reconciling family and professional life , as well as the re-integration of men and women who have left the labour market, by developing more flexible and effective forms of work organization and support services • The development of local employment promotion action plans by SEA and municipalities • Reducing regional disparities THE EUROPEAN EMPLOYMENT STRATEGY: OPPORTUNITIES AND LIMITS FOR THE NEW MEMBER STATES

  18. Recommendations on the implementation of the EP Increasing adaptability of workers and enterprises • To achieve higher job creation, it is important to support the development of the services, especially in disadvantaged regions and to address the issue of undeclared work. THE EUROPEAN EMPLOYMENT STRATEGY: OPPORTUNITIES AND LIMITS FOR THE NEW MEMBER STATES

  19. Recommendations on the implementation of the EP Attracting more people to the labour market and making work a real option for all • The combination of the minimum wage and of the tax and benefit systems should be made sufficiently attractive for people to take up a job in the formal economy • Greater efforts to develop active and preventive policies for the unemployed, in particular measures supporting job search, entrepreneurship, geographic mobility and greater access to training THE EUROPEAN EMPLOYMENT STRATEGY: OPPORTUNITIES AND LIMITS FOR THE NEW MEMBER STATES

  20. Recommendations on the implementation of the EP Investing more and more effectively in human capital and lifelong learning • Overcoming skills gaps and skills mismatches is a particular challenge. More efforts are needed to increase access to education, reduce school drop-outs and increase access to training, in particular for the low-skilled THE EUROPEAN EMPLOYMENT STRATEGY: OPPORTUNITIES AND LIMITS FOR THE NEW MEMBER STATES

  21. Thank You for Your attention! The Labour Market Peculiarities in Latvia and the Experiences of the EES by Alona Nikolajeva Alona.Nikolajeva@lm.gov.lv THE EUROPEAN EMPLOYMENT STRATEGY: OPPORTUNITIES AND LIMITS FOR THE NEW MEMBER STATES

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