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Employment Service Convention, 1948 (No. 88) - Serbia (RATIFICATION: 2000)

Contribution of the employment service to employment promotion. The Committee notes the information provided by the Government in its report concerning the application of the Convention in the Republic of Serbia for the period ending July 2009, including replies to the 2006 direct request and statistical information. It also notes the comments made by the Confederation of Autonomous Trade Unions of Serbia. The Government reports that since May 2009, Law No. 39 on Employment and Unemployment Insurance forms the legal basis for the work of the National Employment Service (NES), which, together with the Development Fund of the Republic of Serbia and the Serbian Investment and Export Promotion Agency, is mainly charged with the implementation of the employment policy. It further reports that since 2005 the NES has constantly reorganized its network of organizational units, depending on the economic situation and on the changes in the local labour markets. In 2009, the NES comprised of two provincial services, 34 offices, 21 services and 127 outposts, covering the territory administered by the Government. The Committee requests the Government to continue to report on developments of the NES practical operation (Article 1(2) and Article 3 of the Convention) and to continue providing statistical information (Part IV of the report form).

Articles 4 and 5. Cooperation with the social partners. The Committee notes the information provided by the Government that the process of institutionalizing social dialogue is continuing and that the new legal basis for the operation of the national and local employment councils is the Law on Employment and Unemployment Insurance. It further notes the information concerning the composition of the federal and local employment councils and the training members of local economic councils received. The Committee invites the Government to include in its next report information on how the economic councils work in practice at different levels and how the views of the social partners are taken into consideration by the NES. The Committee requests the Government to indicate the procedure adopted for the appointment of workers’ and employers’ representatives to the employment councils (Articles 4 and 5).