January 2013 Annual Review 2012 on Labour Relations and Social Dialogue in South East Europe: Bosnia and Herzegovina By Vedran Dedic* 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 * Vedran Dedic, Expert for Finances, Accounting and Economic Issues in the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Bosnia and Herzegovina © 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 In Bosnia and Herzegovina(BiH) the year 2012 was a year of economic and political stagnation as confirmed by indicators in this report. The official unemployment rate is over 44%, being the highest in Europe, the gross domestic product had no significant increase and there was also lack of investments. Official statistics were still not pub-