POVERTY, EMPLOYMENT AND SKILLS
This research program covers labor market policies and social policies. It includes but is not limited to issues such as poverty, minimum wage, participation in the labor market, unemployment, quality of education, informal economy, economic migration, social protection, social dialogue and industrial relations and the like.
Within this program the following projects have been implemented:
Open Balkan: Free regional movement of labor in conditions of shortage of qualified workers?
The goal of the project is to assess how the free movement of (skilled) labor in the Open Balkan Initiative will affect the labor market in North Macedonia, and thus
An initiative for a more inclusive democracy for marginalized groups
The initiative aims to make participatory democracy more inclusive for young people, women and displaced persons (including refugees, immigrants and internally displaced persons).
In-depth analysis of the multidimensional child poverty in North Macedonia
The overarching goal of the analysis is to generate an in-depth map about the various facets of child poverty and establish sound and thorough empirical evidence.
Follow-up to the assessment of the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on children
The goal of the follow-up to the assessment of the social and economic impact of COVID-19 on children, is to generate scenarios and expanded policy proposals in a situation where
Employment diagnostics in the municipalities in North Macedonia
The aim of the project is to diagnose the labor market in nine municipalities in North Macedonia. Duration: November 2020 – January 2021 Client: International Labor Organization
Bridging measures to alleviate Covid-19 consequences
The aim of the project is to develop proposed measures to mitigate the consequences of Covid-19, as a form of operationalization of the United Nations document “North Macedonia: UN Covid-19
Responding to the socio-economic effects of COVID-19 by supporting vulnerable groups of low-paid workers, workers who are part of the informal economy and temporary workers
The main goal of the project is to reduce the socio-economic consequences of the crisis caused by Covid-19 on vulnerable categories of workers. Short-term goals of the project include:
Socio-economic assessment of the medium- to long-term effects of Covid-19 on child-related sectors
The aim of the project is to conduct a qualitative and quantitative assessment of the mid- to long-term effects of Covid-19 on the sectors related to children, namely: social protection,
Assessment of the needs of social services at the municipal level
The aim of the project is to assess the needs of social services in all 80 municipalities on the territory of Northern Macedonia. Client: Ministry of Labor and Social Policy
360o monitoring of the provision of social services at the local level: Experiences from the municipalities of Prilep and Dolneni
The overall goal of the project is to improve the delivery of social services at the local level by increasing the capacities of local stakeholders and involving citizens in this