March 2014 2013 Annual Review of Labour Relations and Social Dialogue in South East Europe: Bosnia and Herzegovina By Goran Stankovic* 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 * Goran Stankovic, legal advisor, Confederation of Trade Unions of Republic of Srpska © 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 For Bosnia and Herzegovina the year 2013 was extremely difficult both in political and socio-economic terms. Bosnia and Herzegovina has made no positive progress on the international stage i.e. in the area of EU-accession. BiH is still a potential EU-candidate country. The Stabilization and Association Agreement between Bosnia and Herzegovina