The "Employment and Social Reform Programme 2020" (ESRP 2020) was adopted by the Government of the Republic of North Macedonia in August 2017. Following the adoption of the ESRP Program, the Sector Working Group on Education, Employment and Social Policy ensured regular monitoring and reporting on the progress of implementation of the Programme. In 2018, the first monitoring report on the implementation of the ESRP was prepared and it was reviewed by the Government of the Republic of North Macedonia in July 2018.
After two years of active implementation of the objectives and measures under ESRP 2020 a need arose to revise the Programme. The revision was necessitated by the changes in the setup of the policies, some of which - such as those in the sphere of the social policy - saw structural shifts; as well as by the current trends and developments, which instigated the need to revise some of the target values in ESRP 2020. Thus, a revision of ESRP 2020 was initiated in July 2019 and the Programme was extended until 2022. The ESRP was revised in terms of content, while maintaining its structure, in principle, so as to provide for continuity in the monitoring of the targets.
The Revised Employment and Social Reform Programme 2022 – (r) ESRP defines the reforms and policies that will be implemented in the forthcoming period in the three priority areas:
1. Labour market and employment
2. Human capital and skills
3. Social inclusion and social protection
The revised ESRP 2022 - ESRP(r) noted the progress made in the two years since the adoption of ESRP 2020, which implied a major revision of the measures and target values of the indicators.
The overall process of preparation of the Revised ESRP was carried out in full cooperation, coordination and consultations among all relevant stakeholders (state institutions, international organizations and development partners, civil society and social partners), primarily through their participation in the Sector Working Group on "Education, Employment, and Social Policy”. The Sector Working Group discussed and adopted the document at its fifth meeting held on 19.12.2019 and tasked the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy with the delivery of the Revised ESRP 2022 to the Government of the Republic of North Macedonia for adoption.
The preparation of the Revised Programme included consultations with the social partners and representatives of the civil society who are engaging in the areas covered by ESRP, in order to inform them about the content of the Revised Programme and obtain their comments, observations and positions. The "Revised Employment and Social Reform Programme ESRP(r) 2020" was adopted by the Government of the Republic of North Macedonia in December 2019.
Download (r)ESRP 2022 (EN): (r)ESRP 2022 (EN).pdf
Monitoring the Implementation of (r)ESRP 2022
- Download (r)ESRP report for 2020
- Download (r)ESRP report for 2021
- Download (r)ESRP report for 2022 (Excerpt)
