2026-07-01http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/415365The Government of Romania (GOR), in agreement with the European Commission (EC), requested functional reviews of the Romanian public administration through an independent advisory service with the World Bank. The general objective of this advisory service is to review the current situation of the Labor and Social Protection (L&SP) sector, assess its functioning and develop an action plan that the GOR can use over the short- to medium-term to strengthen its effectiveness in the public administration. In meeting this objective, the World Bank examined: (i) whether the policy goals and objectives of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection (MoLFSP) and its agencies are clearly defined in measurable and achievable terms; (ii) whether the management systems, policies, staffing, and organizational structure are appropriate for them to meet their objectives; and (iii) whether factors external to the institutions that may impede their ability to meet their objectives. The report is organized into two volumes. Volume One summarizes the main findings and messages, presents priorities for reform, and suggests an action plan to carry out these priority reforms. Volume Two provides chapters with the background diagnostics, assessment and findings in depth, covering: Main Sector Features and Institutional Mapping; Ministry of Labor Family and Social Protection; Labor Market; Pensions; Social Assistance (Cash Transfers); Social Assistance Services; Information Management (cross-cutting)application/pdftext/plainCC BY 3.0 IGOhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/World BankACCESS TO INFORMATIONACCOUNTINGACCOUNTING STANDARDSACTION PLANACTION PLANSACTIVE LABORACTIVE LABOR MARKETACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMSADMINISTRATIVE COSTSADULT TRAININGADULT TRAINING PROGRAMSALLOCATION OF RESOURCESALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCYBACK-OFFICEBENEFICIARIESBENEFICIARYBEST-PRACTICEBUDGET CONSTRAINTSBUDGET DEFICITBUDGETINGBUSINESS FUNCTIONSBUSINESS MODELSBUSINESS PROCESSESCAPITAL INVESTMENTSCASH PAYMENTCASH PAYMENTSCASH TRANSFERCASH TRANSFERSCHECKSCIOCLAIMANTSCOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGYCOMPETITIVENESSCONTRIBUTION RATECURRENT LAWSDECENTRALIZATIONDEFICITSDEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITIONDISABILITYDISABILITY PENSIONSDOMAINDOMAINSEARLY RETIREMENTECONOMIC DOWNTURNSECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC RECOVERYEFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTSELDERLYEMPLOYABILITYEMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT OFFICEEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESEMPLOYMENT RATEEQUAL OPPORTUNITIESEQUAL TREATMENTEQUIPMENTEXCHANGE OF INFORMATIONEXPENDITUREEXPENDITURESFINANCIAL CONSTRAINTSFINANCIAL MANAGEMENTFINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMFINANCIAL MARKETSFINANCIAL PERFORMANCEFINANCIAL RESOURCESFINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITYFISCAL BURDENFRAUDFUNCTIONALITYGOVERNMENT REVENUESGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTHARDWAREHARMONIZATIONHEALTH CAREHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN RESOURCEHUMAN RESOURCESICTIMPLEMENTING AGENCIESINCOMEINDEBTEDNESSINFORMATION FLOWSINFORMATION SHARINGINFORMATION SYSTEMINFORMATION SYSTEMSINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYINSPECTIONINSPECTIONSINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKINSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKSINSURANCEINTERFACEINTERNAL AUDITINTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICESINVENTORYJOB COUNSELINGJOB SEARCHJOB SEARCH TRAININGJOB SEEKERSJOBSJOBS CRISISLABOR CODELABOR FORCELABOR MARKETLABOR MARKET INTERVENTIONSLABOR MARKET NEEDSLABOR MARKET POLICIESLABOR MARKET POLICYLABOR MARKET SITUATIONLABOR MARKETSLABOR POLICIESLABOR PROGRAMSLEGAL FRAMEWORKLEGAL SOLUTIONSLEGISLATIVE CHANGESLOCAL GOVERNMENTLOCAL GOVERNMENTSLOCAL LABOR MARKETLONG-TERM CARELOW EMPLOYMENTLOWER FERTILITYMANAGEMENT SOFTWAREMANAGEMENT SYSTEMSMENUMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONMONETARY FUNDNEXT GENERATIONOLD AGEOLD-AGEOLD-AGE PENSIONOPERATIONAL FUNCTIONSORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTUREPAYMENT SYSTEMPAYOUTSPENETRATION RATESPENSIONPENSION FUNDPENSION FUNDSPENSION REFORMSPENSION RIGHTSPENSION SYSTEMPENSION SYSTEM REFORMSPENSIONSPEOPLE WITH DISABILITIESPERFORMANCE INDICATORSPERFORMANCE MANAGEMENTPERFORMANCE MONITORINGPERFORMANCE MONITORING SYSTEMPERFORMANCESPOLICY DEVELOPMENTPOLICY DEVELOPMENTSPOLICY GOALSPOLICY LEVELPOLITICAL ECONOMYPRIVATE COSTSPRIVATE PARTNERSHIPPROCESS EVALUATIONSPRODUCTIVE INVESTMENTSPRODUCTIVITYPROJECT MANAGEMENTPROTOCOLPROTOCOLSPUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONPUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONSPUBLIC EMPLOYMENTPUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICESPUBLIC FINANCEPUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEESPUBLIC SECTOR EXPENDITURESPUBLIC SECTOR WORKERSPUBLIC SERVICEPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC SPENDINGPUBLIC WORKSPUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMSREGISTRIESREGISTRYRESULTRESULTSRETIREMENTRIGHTS OF PERSONSRIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIESSEARCHSECTORAL POLICIESSELF-SERVICESERVERSSERVICE DELIVERYSILOSSOCIAL BENEFITSSOCIAL INCLUSIONSOCIAL SERVICESSOFTWARE SYSTEMSOFTWARE UPGRADESTANDARDIZATIONSUPERVISIONTARGETSTAXTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETECHNICAL DEPARTMENTSTOTAL UNEMPLOYMENTTOTAL WAGESTRAINING CENTERTRAINING PROGRAMSTRANSMISSIONTRANSPARENCYUNEMPLOYEDUNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT PROGRAMUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITSUNEMPLOYMENT LEVELUSESVERIFICATIONVICTIMSVULNERABILITYVULNERABLE GROUPSWAGE LEVELSWAGESWORKERSWORKFORCEWORKSTATIONS