Mitigating the Impacts of Covid-19 in the World of Work in Montenegro

Project ‘Mitigating the impacts of Covid-19 in the World of Work in Montenegro’ acknowledges the importance of placing improved labour market governance at the centre the response engendered by the Covid-related health crisis. The project builds on the findings and recommendations of the ILO/EBRD (first) Rapid Assessment of the Employment Impacts and Policy Responses and intends to enhance the capacities of selected institutions with direct responsibility for labour market governance and socio-economic stability with respect to operational efficiency and inclusion of vulnerable population categories in the Covid-19 response. More specifically the project works with the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, the Employment Agency of Montenegro (EAM), and the Social Council to achieve a set of results over the short-term (until March 2021). These include: a revision of the EAM’s processes and procedures; a basic attempt at digitalizing three fundamental processes and the vocational rehabilitation process for persons with disabilities; a plan for interoperability of databases to facilitate labour market integration and contrast informality; two updates of the rapid assessment jointly with the Social Council and the constituents; a series of policy notes to inform the Covid policy response.

Project symbol

MNE/20/03/GBR

Admin unit

DWT/CO-Budapest

Start date

19/08/2020

End date

15/05/2021

Total allocation

488141

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

467746

Development Partners

United Kingdom, Department for International Development

Country/Countries

Montenegro

Outcomes

Outcome 3: Economic, social and environmental transitions for full, productive and freely chosen employment and decent work for all