ILO commends Ukraine’s achievements in implementing European standards in labor sphere

ILO representatives stated this during a meeting with Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister Pavlo Rozenko in Geneva, the government portal reports.

“The ILO leadership highly praised the achievements of the Ukrainian side on implementing European standards in the social and labor sphere by introducing modern labor laws and raising labor costs, and expressed hope for further efficient cooperation,” reads a statement.

Vice Prime Minister Rozenko during the meeting stated that the Ukrainian government paid special attention to the social protection of population. In particular, he said that Ukraine on November 11, 2016 signed the European Code of Social Security, and added that the Verkhovna Rada on December 6, 2016 adopted a bill on wage system reform.

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