EURES network in Europe and Estonia Jelena Pashkova EURES adviser Employment Board of Tallinn 29 June 2006
EURES network in Europe and Estonia
Jelena PashkovaEURES adviser
Employment Board of Tallinn29 June 2006
EURES network
• EURES (European Employment Services) - is a cooperation network created for facilitation of the free movement of workers within the European Economic Area.
• Partners of the network include public employment services, trade unions and employers' organisations.
• The network is coordinated by the European Commission.
The main objectives of EURES are
• to inform, guide and provide advice to potentially mobile workers on job opportunities as well as living and working conditions in the European Economic Area
• to assist employers wishing to recruit workers from other countries
• to provide advice and guidance to workers and employers in cross-border regions
EURES advisers in Estonia
Estonian population
Population 1 344 684
Labour force 679 000
- Active 635 000- Unemployed 44 000
Non- active 371 000
* I quarter 2006
Population divided in the I Q of 2006
635
44
371
Active Unemployed Non-active
Labour market situation in Estonia
Shortages
in the following sectors:
• Health care
• Construction
• Transportation
• Ship building
• Information Technology
Currently there are no sectors with labour surpluses!
Reasons:
- economic growth
- labour force moving abroad
Labour market situation in Estonia
Decrease of the unemployment rate in Estonia
-In the I quarter 2006 the unemployment rate was 6,4 % (ILO);
-In the I quarter 2004 the unemployment rate was 10,8% (ILO);
- Registrated unemployment rate on the 1st May 2006 was 2,1%.
-Registrated unemployment rate on the 1st May 2004 was 4,8%.
Exporting labour force - projects
• Ireland - food industry, hotel and catering sector
• Finland - hotel and catering sector, cleaners, agricultural sector, construction sector etc
• Cyprus - hotel and catering • Sweden - seasonal projects, forestry
work
Importing labour force - projects
• Latvia - 50 dressmakers/sewers to Estonia
• Poland – tanners, bricklayers and carpenters to Estonia
Survey
• In November-Decemeber 2004 the survey was carried out among 1000 Estonian job seekers
The main purpose was to estimate the level of interest towards working abroad once Estonia becomes a EU member
Intrest among job seekers
According to the survey carried out in December 2004
Would you be interested in working abroad? (N=980)
10
24
50
312
0
20
40
60
yes,definitely
yes, oncertain
conditions
rather not definitelynot
don't know
CountriesWhich European countries would you be interested
in working in? (N=451)
3
3111
23
3444
510
1123
2627
46
0 10 20 30 40 50
don't know
otherRussia
Austria
BelgiumSwitzerlandNetherlands
United StatesSpain
Denmark
ItalyFranceIreland
NorwayEnglandSweden
GermanyFinland
%
Reasons for working abroad
What would motivate you working abroad? N=(451)
2
13
17
19
25
35
81
0 20 40 60 80 100
other
personal reasons
social security
professional challenge
language learning
new experiences
better salary
%
Desired compensation
25% would like to earn net 960-1280 euro per month
What monthly net income would you work for abroad? (N=451)
12
20
21
25
17
6
1
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
don't know
more than 25 001 EEK
20 001 - 25 000 EEK
15 001 - 20 000 EEK
10 001 - 15 000 EEK
5001 - 10 000 EEK
less than 5000 EEK
%
Countries which are of interest to Estonian employers
Response breakdown (%)
65
77
1213
1718
54
33
0 10 20
European UnionUSA
LithuaniaEast Europe
PolandEngland
LatviaSweden
GermanyUkraineFinlandRussia
* - survey was carried out in August 2005
Information sources
- www.tta.ee
Estonian Labour Market Board
- www.eures.ee
Information of living and working conditions in Estonia
- www.amet.ee
Estonian Employment Portal