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: Macedonia By Mare An þHYD * 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 * M­General Secretary, Trade Union of Industry, Energy and Mines of Mace­donia(SIER) © 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. Executive Summary This paper is a report on the current situation in labour relations and social dialogue in the Republic of Macedonia. It is an annual report, which is mainly focused on important developments during the current year. Therefore, its main purpose is to present the actual trends and policies in the country regarding the labour relations environment and possible improvements in the process of social dialogue. In order to achieve the main purpose of the report, analyses of the important socio­economic developments are done, as well as of the state policies that influence directly