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20 October 2005 THE EUROPEAN EMPLOYMENT STRATEGY: OPPORTUNITIES AND LIMITS FOR THE NEW MEMBER STATES
The Labour Market Peculiarities in Latvia
and the Experiences of the EES
Budapest, 20th October 2005
by Alona NikolajevaMinistry of Welfare of the Republic of Latvia, Labour Department
20 October 2005 THE EUROPEAN EMPLOYMENT STRATEGY: OPPORTUNITIES AND LIMITS FOR THE NEW MEMBER STATES
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
20 October 2005 THE EUROPEAN EMPLOYMENT STRATEGY: OPPORTUNITIES AND LIMITS FOR THE NEW MEMBER STATES
National Employment Policy Framework
Joint Assessment of Employment Priorities in Latvia (6th of February, 2003)
Joint Inclusion Memorandum (18th December, 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)
20 October 2005 THE EUROPEAN EMPLOYMENT STRATEGY: OPPORTUNITIES AND LIMITS FOR THE NEW MEMBER STATES
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
20 October 2005 THE EUROPEAN EMPLOYMENT STRATEGY: OPPORTUNITIES AND LIMITS FOR THE NEW MEMBER STATES
Institutional Framework
Ministry of Economics National Action Plan for EmploymentProgrammes for Development of Enterpreneurship
Ministry of Education and Science
Programme for the Development of Higher Education, Science and TechnologyProgramme for Development of Vocational Education and TrainingInvestment Strategy for IT education and science
Ministry of Regional Development
National Development Plan
Ministry of Finance Single Programming DocumentConcept of Taxes
Ministry of Welfare Programmes for support to unemployed Programmes for Diminishing of Poverty and Social ExclusionProgrammes for Gender Equality
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Employment rate
62,361,860,4
58,657,5
53,855,7
56,857,9 58,5
66,466,164,3
61,961,5
50
55
60
65
70
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004Total Females Males Total EU25
20 October 2005 THE EUROPEAN EMPLOYMENT STRATEGY: OPPORTUNITIES AND LIMITS FOR THE NEW MEMBER STATES
Employment rate of older workers
20
30
40
50
60
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total Females Males EU 25
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GDP per capita in PPS
43,140,638,737,135,2
0
20
40
60
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
20 October 2005 THE EUROPEAN EMPLOYMENT STRATEGY: OPPORTUNITIES AND LIMITS FOR THE NEW MEMBER STATES
Labour productivity
38,2
39,5
40,3
41,3
43,1
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
20 October 2005 THE EUROPEAN EMPLOYMENT STRATEGY: OPPORTUNITIES AND LIMITS FOR THE NEW MEMBER STATES
Youth education attainment level
60
65
70
75
80
85
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total Females Males
20 October 2005 THE EUROPEAN EMPLOYMENT STRATEGY: OPPORTUNITIES AND LIMITS FOR THE NEW MEMBER STATES
Participation in lifelong learning
9,1
8,1
8,2
7,6
7,8
8
8,2
8,4
8,6
8,8
9
9,2
2002 2003 2004
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Unemployment rate
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total Females Males Total EU25
20 October 2005 THE EUROPEAN EMPLOYMENT STRATEGY: OPPORTUNITIES AND LIMITS FOR THE NEW MEMBER STATES
Long-term unemployment rate
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004Total Females Males EU 25
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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 those regions hardest hit by
unemployment
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
20 October 2005 THE EUROPEAN EMPLOYMENT STRATEGY: OPPORTUNITIES AND LIMITS FOR THE NEW MEMBER STATES
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
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Thank You for Your attention!
The Labour Market Peculiarities in Latvia and the Experiences of
the EES
by Alona [email protected]