January 2013 Annual Review 2012 on Labour Relations and Social Dialogue in South East Europe: Albania By Nikoll Doçi* 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 * Nikoll Doçi, PhD, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tirana © 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 Albania achieved socio-economic progress in 2012. Its economy has grown even dur­ing this period, although the growth rate was lower in comparison to the previous years. The objectives of economic growth reached this year were not the ones envisaged, because 2012 turned out to be one of the most difficult years, as is the case with the other countries in the region. There has been an increase in wages and pensions as well.