Ministry of Labor

The Ministry of Labor and Social Security has issued work permits to 104,915 foreign citizens in Turkey since 2016, it stated on March 27.

The EBRD, the Turkish Employment Agency (İŞKUR), the EU Delegation to Turkey and the Ministry of Labor and Social Security discussed the positive impact of the joint Finance and Advice for Women in Business program at an event in Ankara on Nov. 22.

Azerbaijan and Bulgaria will sign an agreement on social security, according to News.az.

The document will regulate the right to receive pensions and unemployment benefits for citizens of Azerbaijan and Bulgaria who work or worked in one of the two countries.

State Secretary in the Ministry of Labor, Social and Veteran Affairs Aleksandar Jablanovic has resigned over a case of abuse of an official government vehicle.

Minister Aleksandar Vulin said that a commission previously determined this, and that he accepted the resignation, and added that "nobody committing a violation will be protected" in his ministry.

The European Commission has approved 7.3 mln euros more for Serbia in aid for migration management.

The funds will go to the Ministry of Labor, Employment and Veteran and Social Affairs, the Commissariat for Refugees and Migration and the Ministry of Interior.

BELGRADE - Minister of Labor, Employment, Veteran and Social Policy Aleksandar Vulin said on Monday that last year saw a drop in Serbia's unemployment rate from 23 to 17.6 percent, and the government will strive to keep it at the same level and reduce it, if possible, primarily through youth employment schemes.

BELGRADE/GENEVA - Director-General of the International Labor Organization (ILO) Guy Ryder expressed his support to efforts of the Serbian government to work out a compromise between union representatives and employers on a new draft labor law, and underlined ILO's readiness to assist Serbia with the strategy for recovery after the recent catastrophic floods.