Labour market indicators

Unemployment rate in 2000: 0.6% (ILO data)

Working population:

Employment by sector:

Employment contracts
N/A.

Salaries

National monthly minimum wage as of 01/01/03: US$ 4.5 (4,500 sum)

Average wage for a employee in the manufacturing industry in 1999: 14068 sums by  month (ILO data)

Social security contributions

Employer: N/A.

Employee: N/A.

Number of hours

Legal definition of full time work (per week): 41 hours

Retirement age: N/A.

Unions

Average rate of union membership:30 %.

Unions: N/A.

Useful links

For further informations on the labour market, check out the following web sites:

- International Labour Organization (ILO): studies, statistics and reports on working conditions and labour markets

- NATLEX : ILO database on national labour laws