January 2014 2013 Annual Review of 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 has made particular progress in socio-economic development during 2013. Economic indicators also increased during the year, but over the last two years the overall rate of growth was lower, compared to the previous period. Economic growth did not meet the predicted figures and 2013 turned out to be one of the most difficult years, as was the case with the other countries in the region. There has also been an increase in wages and pensions.