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SEEU Review Volume 5, No. 2, 2009
Health protection and safety of
employees under the provisions of the
Albanian legislation of labor and the
legal responsibility for their violation
Eneida Sema (LL.M)
Lecturer, Faculty of Law
University of Tirana
eneidasema@yahoo.com
Abstract
Health protection and safety at work is an important part of Albanian
Labour Legislation, which includes measures for technical and hygienesanitary
security at work. Determination of general obligation of the
employer aims at protecting the employees’ health and security.
With regard to health security and protection, Albanian Labour Code
foresees that the employer is responsible in cases of accidents and
professional diseases considering that it should clearly define rules for
technical security.
There are four Institutions entitled to control and take actions with regard
to employers’ rights: Labour Inspectorate, Labour Office, Social Security
Institute and Public Health Institute.
The aim of Law no.9634 dated 30.10.2006 “On State Labour
Inspectorate” is to define the state controlling structures for the employees.
With the regard to employers’ responsibility, it should be mentioned that
this might be administrative or penal, depending on the occurred violations
which contain elements of criminal acts.
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