Labour market indicators

Unemployment rate in 2001: 6.6% (ILO data)

Working population:

Employment by sector:

Employment contracts
Legal clauses regulate employment contracts and to a lesser degree collective agreements and individual negotiations.
The terms of employment contracts and the conditions for hiring are extremely rigid.

Salaries

National monthly minimum wage as of 01/01/03: 73 euros

Average wage for a employee in the manufacturing industry in 2003: 5804147 lei by  month (ILO data)

Social security contributions

Employer: from 34 % to 44 %.

Employee: 9 %.

Number of hours

Legal definition of full time work (per week): 40 hours

Retirement age: 57 for women and 62 for men.

Unions

Average rate of union membership:N/A.

Unions: The following confederations can be listed: National Free Trade Union Confederation of Romania (C.N.S.L.R.-FR Ã TIA) and Cartel Alfa.

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

- Ministry of Labour and Social Solidarity