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ESAP: Employment and Social Affairs Platform 3

Joint project by Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) and International Labour Organisation (ILO) financed by the European Union (EU), implemented in the Western Balkans.

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ESAP 3 promotes fair and well-functioning labour markets in the Western Balkans by advancing the alignment with the EU acquis and implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights in the areas of undeclared work, health and safety at work and social dialogue.

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News

©ILO: Lejo Sibbel talking about he importance of inclusive social dialogue

News | 04 April 2025

ILO calls for inclusive and responsible social dialogue at Western Balkans Forum

©ILO: WORKSHOP ON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (OSH) MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES, MONTENEGRO

News | 26 March 2025

Towards a roadmap for more effective OSH Management and Services in Montenegro

© ILO: Workshop on OSH Services, Montenegro

News | 25 March 2025

Workshop on OSH Management in Montenegro: Day one highlights international best practices and local challenges

© ILO: Albanian labour inspector using MIRA during field inspections

News | 18 March 2025

AI provides innovative ways to improve compliance with labour laws

Latest

Publications

Improving social protection in the Western Balkans

report |04 April 2025

Improving social protection in the Western Balkans

ILO: Heat at work: Implications for safety and health

agreement |20 September 2024

ILO: Heat at work: Implications for safety and health

ESAP: Final Evaluation of the Employment and Social Affairs Platforms (Phases I and II)

report |14 June 2024

ESAP: Final Evaluation of the Employment and Social Affairs Platforms (Phases I and II)

Databases

OBSERVATORY

Observatory on Employment in the Western Balkans

SOCIAL SCOREBOARD

Western Balkans' Social Scoreboard of Indicators

E-PBF / ESC

Economic and Social Councils' Performance Benchmarking Framework

E-PBF / ASLD

E-Performance Benchmarking Framework for ASLD Institutions

Spotlight

ESAP Evaluation

Partners

Albania

Albania

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Kosovo*

Kosovo*

Montenegro

Montenegro

North Macedonia

North Macedonia

Serbia

Serbia

Calendar

Ministerial Conference: Labour Migration – Supporting Economic Growth in the Western Balkans Six

15.05.2025-16.05.2025 Event

Predecessors

ESAP 1

Employment and Social Affairs Platform 1

ESAP 2

Employment and Social Affairs Platform 2

Gallery

Ivica Lazović, Director of the ASLD Agency, Serbia on the most valuable outcomes of ESAP 2 project

Irida Qosja, Deputy Chief Labour Inspector, Albania on the highlights of ESAP 2 project

ILO ESAP 2: INNOVATIONS AND PAVING PATH TO BETTER WORKING CONDITIONS

ESAP 2: Gordana, Aleksa, Snezana and Dejan tell their social rights story

ESAP 2: Driton and Gani tell their social rights story

ESAP 2: Matija and Dejan tell their social rights story

ESAP 2: Aldi and Franceska tell their social rights story

ESAP 2: Andrea and Jakov tell their social rights story

Labour Migration – Supporting Economic Growth in the Western Balkans Six

©ILO: Lejo Sibbel talking about he importance of inclusive social dialogue

©ILO: Lejo Sibbel talking about he importance of inclusive social dialogue

©ILO: WORKSHOP ON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (OSH) MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES, MONTENEGRO

©ILO: WORKSHOP ON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (OSH) MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES, MONTENEGRO

©ILO: WORKSHOP ON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (OSH) MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES, MONTENEGRO

©ILO: WORKSHOP ON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (OSH) MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES, MONTENEGRO

©ILO: WORKSHOP ON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (OSH) MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES, MONTENEGRO

* This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.