Moldova, Republic of
Overview of national employment policies
- Has national employment policy
- Yes
- Adoption of national employment policies
- 1ST revision in 2007; 2ND revision in 2016
- Is the NEP under revision?
- No
Dialogue and stakeholders in the formulation process
- National
- Ministry in charge of economy/planning/finance
- Yes
- Ministry in charge of employment
- Yes
- Sectoral ministries
- Yes
- Trade unions
- Yes
- children
- -
- UN agencies
- Yes
- Other
- Yes
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- Other: EU special advisor to the ministry.
- Civil society groups, such as women or youth associations
- Yes
- Employers’ organisations
- Yes
- ILO
- Yes
- Regional
- Trade unions
- Yes
- children
- -
- Other
- Yes
- Civil society groups, such as women or youth associations
- Yes
- Employers’ organisations
- Yes
- Local
- Ministry in charge of employment
- Yes
- children
- -
- Other
- Yes
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- Other: Local communities, specific projects having an employment impact.
- N.A.
- -
Coordinating actor in formulating the employment policy
- Ministry in charge of employment/labour
- -
- Ministry in charge of economy/finance/planning
- Yes
- Sectoral ministry
- -
- Other
- -
- N.A.
- -
Employment policy goals
- Economic growth
- -
- Decent work
- -
- Employment as central to development strategy
- -
- Employment creation /promotion
- -
- Ensure equal opportunities / prevent discrimination in employment
- -
- Freely chosen employment
- -
- Full employment
- -
- Poverty reduction
- -
- Productive employment
- -
- Protection of workers' rights
- -
- Reduce unemployment
- -
- Reduce underemployment
- -
- Social inclusion
- -
- Environment/green jobs
- -
- Other
- Yes
- N.A.
- -
Additional information:
OVERALL OBJECTIVE: INCREASING FORMAL EMPLOYMENT RATE BASED ON ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS, ADEQUATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS, IN A CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT.Strategic objectives
- Strategic objectives
- To achieve this objective, four sector priorities were identified, which include coherent and concerted objectives with relevance for both labor demand and supply, strengthening labour market governance capacity and a better management of labor migration. The objectives refer to the creation of equal opportunities for employment following the implementation of employment policies and non-discriminatory measures on the labor market, encouraging transition to formal economy, correlation of the educational system with the labor market needs, a better governance of labor market, effective management of migration and strengthening of social dialogue.
PRIORITY 1. CREATION OF FORMAL, NON-DISCRIMINATORY AND PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES;
PRIORITY 2. HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT FOR ENHANCED EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES;
PRIORITY 3. BETTER LABOUR MARKET GOVERNANCE;
PRIORITY 4. EXPLORING THE POTENTIAL OF MIGRATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.
Employment targets
- Employment opportunities
- Yes
- Adequate earnings and productive work
- Yes
- Decent hours
- -
- Work that should be abolished
- -
- Equal opportunity and treatment in employment
- Yes
- Social security
- -
- Social dialogue - Workers' and employers' representation
- -
- Other
- Yes
Additional information:
For more information, please see Table no 2. Major Target Indicators of the National Employment Strategy for 2017-2021, p. 31-32.Action plan for implementation
- National action plan
- Yes
- Subnational action plan
- -
Coordination framework
- NEP coordination framework?
- Yes
Additional information:
The NEP design committee was appointed in 2016, and participated in the implementation and monitoring of the four-year NEP.Monitoring indicators
- Employment opportunities
- Yes
- Adequate earnings and productive work
- Yes
- Decent hours
- -
- Work that should be abolished
- -
- Equal opportunity and treatment in employment
- Yes
- Social security
- -
- Social dialogue - Workers' and employers' representation
- -
- Other
- Yes
Additional information:
- Formal Employment (% of total employed population). - Formal employment, men (% of total employed men). - Formal employment, women (% of total employed women). - Formal employment, urban areas (% of total employed population in urban areas). - Formal employment, rural areas (% of total employed population in rural areas). - Employment rate of population. - Employment rate of young people (18-29 years old). - Employment rate of women. - Employment rate of men. - Employment rate of people 55-64 years old. - Unemployment rate. - Unemployment rate – young people (15-29 years). - Young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs). - Young people not in employment, education or training (% of young people aged 15-29 years). Men. - Young people not in employment, education or training (% of young people aged 15-29 years). Women. - Young people not in employment, education or training (% of young people aged 15-29 years). Urban areas. - Young people not in employment, education or training (% of young people aged 15-29 years). Rural areas. - Population gone abroad to work or looking for a job (% of the inactive population aged 15 years and over). - Gender-based pay gap. - Labour productivity (GVA/ employed people, in current prices), thousand MDL. - Labour productivity in agriculture (GVA/ employed people, in current prices), thousand MDL. - Share of unemployed people in the labor market of the total number of people who addressed to the NEA. - Share of employed people with disabilities of the total number registered unemployed people with disabilities. - Share of employed people with disabilities, % of total people with disabilities.Target groups
- Youth
- -
- Women
- Yes
- Informal workers
- -
- Rural workers
- -
- Older persons
- -
- People with disabilities
- -
- Migrants workers
- Yes
- Other
- Yes
- N.A.
- -
- No target group
- -
Additional information:
Other: vulnerable groups.