![]() Though temporarily successful, this pressure triggered the Euromaidan protests in November 2013, which eventually led to collapse of the Yanukovych regime in February 2014 and subsequent Russian military intervention. In fact, in 2013, economic pressure was used to try to persuade Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych not to sign the Association Agreement (AA) with the EU. Read it here.ĭuring the past six years, Ukraine has been a victim of heightened Russian aggression – militarily, politically and economically. ![]() The three priorities for the 2020–24 programme are 1) improved social dialogue, 2) inclusive and productive employment, and 3) improved working conditions and social protection.This blog post is based on the Policy Contribution " Six years after Ukraine’s Euromaidan: reforms and challenges ahead". The DWCP aims to address challenges where the ILO has key technical expertise to offer. Social dialogue needs to be intensified covering key topics of labour and social policies. Key challenges in the area of working conditions and social protection are a lack of prevention culture concerning safety and health at work, increased levels of informality, high wage arrears, a notable gender pay gap, and insufficient coverage and financial sustainability of the social insurance system. The global health crisis has negatively affected Ukraine’s performance in several of these areas and made addressing structural labour market issues even more urgent. Key labour market challenges of the country remain low employment rates with a pronounced gender gap, high labour emigration, elevated youth unemployment and inactivity, and a notable skills mismatch.
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