Albania Jobs

First, let me say that one of the jobs that the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs have is to report to me faithfully the view of the Chiefs, the Service Chiefs, the members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. And they have performed that faithfully, so that when there is a difference of opinion, when there is even a nuance, they have let me know that, as far as I know, in every important matter. Ultimately, after all, I am responsible for all these decisions, and must bear the burden of them, regardless. ... [Read More]

Washington HyperFile - East Asia/Pacific Edition

(Growth, jobs creation strong as inflation declined) (2320) ... [Read More]

Remarks at the U.S.-Adriatic Charter Signing Ceremony

So you are doing it for yourselves, and especially if you want to attract investment in your country. You want people to feel free to come here and invest and through that investment create jobs for your citizens. That's what it's all about. Investment is not just for a company to come in and making a profit, it's for a company to come in and trust your country and trust your people so that jobs can be created, wealth can be created for the people of Southeast Europe. And so they can provide better lives for their children and that's what it's all about, not just ending crime for the sake of ending crime. Ending crime for the sake of building a better society that gives hope to the children of your societies. Thank you. ... [Read More]

Vol 34 No 3, July - September 1996 Page 55

The advisors themselves have had little or no training apart from a degree in their subject. Low-paid teachers are often not inclined to put in extra effort. Other experienced teachers resent having a peer "meddling" in their teaching. Advisors are isolated from each other. Although Albania is a small country, poor roads and few telephones make communication difficult. In the English teaching field many qualified teachers have left the profession to take better-paying jobs. Some districts now have a majority of teachers without a degree in English. ... [Read More]

Country Report on Human Rights Practices in Albania

The main form of recruitment involved marriage under false pretenses or false promises of marriage, with the trafficker luring the victims abroad as prostitutes. Due to the poor economic situation, men and women from organized criminal groups lured many women and young girls from all over the country by promising them jobs in Italy and Greece. To a lesser extent, the selling of victims to traffickers by family members or neighbors or kidnapping, including from orphanages, occurred, particularly of Roma children. ... [Read More]

Albanian Air Traffic Control Upgrade Supported by Ex-Im Bank - US Department of State

"This export sale is a win for everyone," Conlin said during a news briefing. "It will support skilled U.S. jobs at Lockheed Martin and its subsuppliers throughout the United States, help modernize Albania's transportation infrastructure at Mother Teresa Airport in Tirana, and serve as a model for future U.S. participation in modernizing Albania's infrastructure." ... [Read More]

Albania

The Labor Code sets the minimum age of employment at 16 years and limits the amount and type of labor that can be performed by children under the age of 18. Children between the ages of 14 and 16 legally may work in part-time jobs during summer vacation. The Ministry of Labor may enforce minimum age requirements through the courts; however, there were no reports that this enforcement took place. According to the CRCA, an estimated 30,000 to 50,000 children under the age of 18 work either full or part time; some children as young as 4 years of age were employed, and some children work as many as 16 hours a day. According to the CRCA, the majority of child laborers find work as street or shop vendors, farmers or shepherds, drug runners, textile factory workers, shoeshine boys, or prostitutes (see Section 5). In Tirana and other cities, it is common to see children, mostly Roma, working as beggars or selling cigarettes and other items on the street; the police generally ignored this pract ... [Read More]

V. Country Narratives -- Countries A through G

Chile is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation and forced labor. Most victims are Chilean minors trafficked internally for sexual exploitation. According to a 2003 study conducted by the Chilean National Department of Children’s Affairs (SENAME), at least 3,700 children were victims of commercial sexual exploitation. Traffickers are known to contact victims and their families directly or through advertisements offering jobs as domestic help, models, or product promoters. Chileans have been trafficked to Argentina, Peru, Bolivia, the United States, Europe, and Asia for sexual exploitation. Foreign victims are brought to Chile for sexual exploitation or involuntary domestic servitude from Peru, Argentina, Colombia, and Bolivia, though authorities find it difficult to distinguish trafficking victims from economic migrants. [Read More]

Albania

The legal minimum wage for all workers over the age of 16 was approximately $50 (6,600 lek) per month, which was not sufficient to provide a decent standard of living for a worker and family. Many workers looked for second jobs, which were difficult to find. Remittances from those working abroad were very important for many families. The law provides for social assistance (income support) and unemployment compensation, but these were very limited, both in terms of the amounts received and the number of persons actually covered. The average wage for workers in the public sector was approximately $100 (13,200 lek) per month. Persons who worked and lived in urban areas earned almost 50 percent more than counterparts in rural areas, and poverty is greater in rural areas. More than 17 percent of the population lived under the official poverty line. No data was available for private sector wages, but they were considerably higher than in the ... [Read More]

Albania

Section 6 Worker Rights a. The Right of Association Workers had the right to form independent trade unions, and workers exercised this right in practice. Two major federations acted as umbrella organizations for most of the country's unions: The Independent Confederation of Trade Unions of Albania (membership approximately 85,000) and the Albanian Confederation of Trade Unions (membership approximately 100,000). Both organizations experienced a continued drop in membership during the year due to increasing unemployment. Some unions chose not to join either of the federations. No union had an official political affiliation, and the Government did not provide any financial support for unions. The law does not prohibit anti-union discrimination; however, there was no such discrimination in practice. Unions w ... [Read More]