Social Policy

Issue number six published: Social Supervisor – Institutional Engagement in Social Policies
The Musine Kokalari Institute for Social Policies has published the new report for the second quarter of 2022 titled “Social Supervisor – Institutional Engagement in Social Policies”. Our researchers have monitored nine (9) parliamentary sessions and thirty (30) parliamentary committee

Who Cares? – Care Work as Unpaid Labor in Kosovo
In the Republic of Kosovo, women spend an average of 6.2 hours and men 3.5 hours per day on unpaid care work. This is one of the key findings of the research report “Who Cares – Care Work as Unpaid

From the discussion: Kosovo-Serbia: Workers’ Rights
The lack of trade unions in certain sectors, weak union organization overall, failure to enforce labor laws, and political arbitrariness remain some of the main challenges to workers’ rights in the region. This was the joint conclusion of the public
20 Civil Society Organizations and Trade Unions Demand the Approval of the Minimum Wage Law
Twenty civil society organizations and workers’ trade unions today addressed a letter of advocacy to the deputies of the Assembly of Kosovo, requesting the approval of the Minimum Wage Law. The letter was sent on the occasion of the upcoming

The exclusion of European Union directives in the new Labor Law harms workers’ rights and their workplace safety
The Musine Kokalari Institute for Social Policy calls on the Government and Members of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo to include European Union directives in any initiative regarding the Labor Law. These directives are essential as they align

Kosovars’ attitudes regarding parental leave for fathers
Check out our latest publication exploring Kosovars’ attitudes toward paternity leave. Click below for the results.

Legislative Agenda for the Fall Session 2023
The Institute for Social Policy Musine Kokalari presents findings from the monitoring of the Kosovo Assembly’s work related to the social sector legislative agenda for the fall session of 2023.

Reform Proposal: Kosovo’s Social Protection System
Click below to read the full document: Reform Proposal: Kosovo’s Social Protection System.

The roundtable “A living wage for workers in Kosovo: Striving for a basic but dignified life” is held
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The second issue is published: “Social and Democratic Watchdog”
The Institute for Social Policies “Musine Kokalari” has published the second issue of the Social and Democratic Monitor, focusing on the management of the COVID-19 pandemic by the state and public institutions of the Republic of Kosovo. This publication informs,