Regional Project for Labour Relations and Social Dialogue in South East Europe January 2011 Annual Review 2010 on Labour Relations and Social Dialogue in South East Europe: Montenegro By Vesna Simovi ć * Content Executive 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 employers’ organizations * Dr. Vesna Simovi ć , Faculty of Law, University of Montenegro. © Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Regional Project for Labour Relations and Social Dialogue in South East Europe Tadeuša Koš ć uška 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. Executive summary In the process of harmonizing our legislation with the European Union, in 2010, Monte­negro has adopted a number of significant systematic laws, among which the Law on employment and the realization of rights arising from unemployment is of particular importance. Of special value is the adoption of the Law on representativity of trade un­ions, according to which the representativity of two trade unions was established – Confederation of Trade Unions of Montenegro(which has so far had the status of au­thorized organization) and the Association of Free Trade Unions of Montenegro. The amendments to the Law on Pension and Disability Insurance are in progress aiming for more restrictive conditions for eligibility for retirement; in progress are also the amend­ments to the Labour Law, which will ensure the implementation of international labour standards, particularly those contained in the documents of the European Union. This