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Romania - LABOUR MARKET


Labour market indicators


Unemployment rate in 2001 : 6.6% (ILO data)


Working population:

Year Total Population Working population Activity rate
2004
21 857 702  
..  
..  
Source: World Bank


Employment by sector:

Year
Agriculture
Industry
Services
2003  
35.7%  
29.8%  
34.5%  
Sources: ILO, Eurostat, last available data


Employment contracts


Legal clauses regulate employment contracts and to a lesser degree collective agreements and individual negotiations.
The terms of employment contracts and the conditions for hiring are extremely rigid.


Salaries


National monthly minimum wage as of 01/01/03 : 73 euros

Average wage for a employee in the manufacturing industry in 2000 : 2,535,223 lei by  month (ILO data)


Social security contributions


Employer: from 34 % to 44 %.

Employee: 9 %.



Number of hours



Legal definition of full time work (per week): 40 hours


Retirement age:


57 for women and 62 for men.


Unions


Average rate of union membership: N/A.

Unions: The following confederations can be listed: National Free Trade Union Confederation of Romania (C.N.S.L.R.-FR ? TIA) and Cartel Alfa.


Useful links


For further informations on the labour market, check out the following web sites:

- International Labour Organization (ILO): studies, statistics and reports on working conditions and labour markets

- NATLEX : ILO database on national labour laws

- Ministry of Labour and Social Solidarity


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