Over the past year, the percentage of Ukrainians among foreigners arriving in Lithuania has been increasing. Ukrainians were the recipients of 18,929 multiple-entry national visas from January to October this year, which is 60% of all national visas granted on employment grounds. Over the same time period, Ukrainians also received the most permits for temporary residence...

The Seimas has approved amendments to the Law on Benefits for Children, whereby, beginning in 2019, every child will receive 50 Euros in benefits, and large and poor families will also receive an additional 20 Euros together with child’s money. This means that children living in large and poor families will receive 70 Euros in...

The Government has agreed to proposed amendments of the Law on the Fundamentals of Children’s Rights Protection and other laws prepared by the Ministry of Social Security and Labour, whereby the children’s rights protection system that started in...

Lithuanian representative, Professor Jonas Ruškus will continue his work at the UN Committee on the Rights of the Persons with Disabilities. On 12 June Lithuanian candidate was re-elected for a second four-year term beginning in 2019 during the 11th session of the Conference of States Parties to the UN...

The states are struggling to unite the forces of their institutions and want to encourage the unemployed to work. A new model of cooperation between territorial labour exchange offices and municipalities is also being prepared in Lithuania which seeks to provide services for the unemployed that suits his or her needs.

Minister of Social Security and Labour Linas Kukuraitis, participated in the Women Political Leaders (WPL) Summit “It‘s about Time! 100 Reasons To Act!“ which took place in Vilnius and emphasized that “In order to promote motherhood is necessary to ensure maternal and prenatal health services and provide all other...

At the International Labour Conference (ILO) held in Geneva, representatives of governments, employees and employers discussed how to strengthen social dialogue and tripartite cooperation in the changing world of nowadays work.

The EU Youth Council focused on issues of Demography, Migration and Information Literacy in its meeting.

During a meeting held in Brussels on 15 March, the Minister of Social Security and Labour Linas Kukuraitis, along with other EU ministers of social security and employment, discussed matters related to EU social policies after 2020 and reducing the gender pay gap.

The 37 th Session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council held on 15 March at the UN Office in Geneva hosted a discussion to commemorate the World Down Syndrome Day. Member of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Jonas Ruškus, currently running for a second term in 2019-2022, emphasised the role of the...

Along with representatives of other countries, the Vice Minister of Social Security and Labour Eglė Radišauskienė is currently taking part in the 62 nd Session of the United Nations Commission...

The Government has approved the draft law developed by the Ministry of Social Security and Labour regarding financial incentives for young families purchasing their first housing. The goal of the draft law is to subsidise young families in regions in purchasing their first housing, thereby reducing the rate of emigration, improving the demographic situation in the country, and boosting the...