January 2012 Annual Review 2011 on Labour Relations and Social Dialogue in South East Europe: Kosovo By Kushtrim Shaipi* Content Summary Socio-economic developments Governmental policies and legislation Industrial relations Tripartite social dialogue Forecasts Annex- Information about: Collective bargaining, social dialogue, social security, education& vocational train­ing, employment, wages Trade unions and employer organizations * Kustrim Shaipi, Director IQ Consulting, Prishtina © Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Regional Project for Labour Relations and Social Dialogue in South East Europe Tadeusa Koscuska 8/5 11000 Belgrade, Serbia E-Mail: fes@fessoe.de Internet: www.fessoe.de The text is available online: www.fessoe.de The views expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the Friedrich-Ebert­Stiftung or of the organization for which the author works. 1. Summary Kosovo’s economy has marked a modest growth during 2011 as compared to 2010. While economy experts ascribe this growth mainly to increased consumption, the gov­ernment states that this is a result of favourable economic and fiscal policies imple­mented. The GDP per capita has grown for an estimated 3.5% as compared to previ­ous years. Inflation has remained high at an estimated level of 7.3%. The two biggest