Albania offers not only a highly skilled workforce, but also the lowest cost in the region. Employment relations between the employer and the employee are regulated by individual or collective employment contracts, based on the Labor Code of the Republic of Albania and Law no. 8549, dated 11.11.1999 “On the status of civil servant”.
Albania adheres to all basic labor organizations and international conventions for the protection of workers’ rights.
In terms of employment according to economic activities in 2021, the service sector (market services and non-market services) and the agricultural sector have the highest percentage of employees with 44.3% and 33.8% of employees respectively in total.
