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Albania

SDG indicator 8.7.1 Proportion of children engaged in economic activity
With household chores - age 5-17 (2010) Without household chores - age 5-14 (2010)
Total 2.8 % 3.3 %
Female 2.1 % 3 %
Male 3.4 % 3.6 %
SDG indicator 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20 - 24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18
1.40%
Before age 15 (2018)
11.80%
Before age 18 (2018)
Latest ratifications - View all
C155
09 Feb 2004
Ratified
C143
12 Sep 2006
Ratified
C187
24 Apr 2014
Ratified
SDG indicator 16.2.2 Number of victims of human trafficking per 100,000 population
3.66
2008
3.21
2009
3.33
2010
2.9
2011
3.18
2012
3.29
2013
4.33
2014
3.78
2015
3.3
2016
3.3
2017
3.3
2018
3.58
2019
3
2020
5.57
2021
3.94
2022
SDG indicator 16.2.2 Number of victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude and slavery, per 100,000 population
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
0.94
2019
0.94
2020
0.56
2021
0.18
2022
Sources: UN SDG & ILO Normlex

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Priorities

  • Prevent child labour, including children in street situation, through the development of a national study. Integrate child labour in local child protection strategies and plans. Strengthen the capacity of child protection structures. Raise awareness about child labour issues within the business community, particularly within the mining sector.
     
  • Ensure protection and interventions according to the needs of children at risk of, or involved in, child labour. Map high risk areas to identify children, especially within the mining sector, and refer them to the correct services. Establish local mechanisms for direct assistance, including emergency social services, for children and families at risk of, or involved in, child labour. Improve labour inspection through capacity building. Enhance bilateral and regional cooperation around child labour.
     
  • Improve law enforcement against child labour. Ensure children’s rights are protected by law enforcement structures through amendments to the Criminal Code and capacity building for police officers, prosecutors, and judges. Improve inter-institutional cooperation and exchange of information around the prosecution of child labour offenses.
     
  • Decrease social and cultural factors that promote child labour. Inform children, parents, and the public about different forms of child labour, related risks, and assistance options. Include these topics in school and teacher training curricula.

Progress

  • Establishment of Structures for Child Protection: Established 20 field teams for the identification and referral of economically exploited children.  
     
  • Managed cases and supported children exploited for work and begging, with 229 cases reported in 2022 and the involvement of Child Protection Units.
     
  • Held meetings in various municipalities to discuss and encourage cooperation in managing cases of vulnerable children, involving the Child Protection Units and local actors from the Intersectoral Technical Group.  
     
  • Conducted awareness and sensitization activities against child labour and exploitation in collaboration with the State Agency for Child Protection Rights and the Child Protection Unit.  
     
  • Organized meetings and activities on the International Day of Street Children to raise awareness, provide information, and promote the protection and reporting of cases involving street children.

International Instruments

Zone Ilo Instrument État Ratification date CEACR comments
Child Labour
C138
Ratification of C138 - Minimum Age Convention (1973)
In Force 16 Feb 1998
Child Labour, Forced Labour, Human Trafficking, Modern Slavery
C182
Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention (1999)
In Force 02 Aug 2001
Child Labour, Modern Slavery
C029
Forced Labour Convention (1930)
In Force 25 Jun 1957
Forced Labour, Modern Slavery
C105
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention (1957)
In Force 27 Feb 1997
Child Labour, Forced Labour, Human Trafficking, Modern Slavery
C143
Migrant Workers (Supplementary Provisions) Convention (1975)
In Force 12 Sep 2006
Child Labour, Forced Labour, Human Trafficking, Modern Slavery
C181
Private Employment Agencies Convention (1997)
In Force 30 Jun 1999
Freedom of Association
C087
Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention (1948)
In Force 03 Jun 1957
Freedom of Association
C098
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention (1949)
In Force 03 Jun 1957
Discrimination
C100
Equal Remuneration Convention (1951)
In Force 03 Jun 1957
Discrimination
C111
Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention (1958)
In Force 27 Feb 1997
Occupational Safety and Health
C155
Occupational Safety and Health Convention (1981)
In Force 09 Feb 2004
Occupational Safety and Health
C187
Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention (2006)
In Force 24 Apr 2014
Sources: ILO Normlex & UN Treaty Collection

Milestones

2017

The government passes the Regulation on Protection of Children at Work, which provides a list of hazardous occupations for children under 18 years old. The government also passes the Albanian National Agenda for Children’s Rights, which aims to support the development and social inclusion of children.

2016

The Government of Albania implements the Identification and Protection of Children in Street Situation Action Plan, which aims to protect street children from abuse, exploitation, and neglect. The Government also implements the Action Plan for the Social-Economic Reintegration of Women and Girl Victims by providing education and social services to such victims of forced labour and human trafficking.

2015

The Labour Code No. 136/2015 stipulates that children aged 16 to 18 may be hired in light work, defined as work that does not jeopardize the safety, health, nor development of the child. Light work should also not impede the child’s participation in school, vocational training programmes, nor their ability to take advantage of such training. 

2000

Albania signs, and later ratifies, the Palermo Protocol on Trafficking in Persons. The country commits to taking measures against transnational crime.

RESOURCES
Annual Pathfinder Progress Report May 2021-April 2022
Annual Pathfinder Progress Report May 2021-April 2022
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Albania Pathfinder Country Progress Report 2022-2023
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Albania Strategic Workshop Report and Roadmap