The central idea of this project consists in examining the factors that shape job seeking and the access to the labor market among young people. More specifically, in the context of the labor market, economical and social crisis, those factors
Continuation of the project ‘Study using discussion groups to identify the key issues and priorities for research related to the Occupational Safety and Health in Catalonia’ (2012). This project is also commissioned by the General Division of Occupational Safety and
The research studies the effects that the current Spanish economic crisis is having on young people’s visions, attitudes and behaviours vis-à -vis to the labour market and the political system. Concretely, the research tries to see the characteristics of these visions,
This report examines the extent and manner in which employment policies are affecting employment in this period. : Start date: 10/09/2014 Finish date: 31/12/2015 Financing: Fundació “la Caixa” Responsable researcher: Fausto Miguélez Team: Fausto Miguélez, Ramon Alós, Pilar Carrasquer, Andreu
This project is an agreement with the General Division of Social and Cooperative Economy and Self-Employed Work of the Ministry for Business and Labour from the Government of Catalonia. The aim of this project is to study the relationships between
Active inclusion is a strategy which aims to enable every citizen, notably those excluded from the labour market, to fully participate in society. It tackles various challenges – e.g. social exclusion, in-work poverty, labour market segmentation, long-term unemployment and gender
The objective of this thesis focuses on the study of domestic and care work in Spain from a specific perspective: an analysis of class and gender. The thesis discusses how care is configured between classes and between genders, in other
The aim of this research is to study the health and safety training in the construction sector. In particular, training that is provided to migrant workers, the appropriateness and adequacy of its contents and its effect on working conditions and
This dissertation aims to study immigrants’ economic integration process into the Spanish labour market. In order to accomplish this goal, their occupational trajectories become the main theoretical and methodology tool. Labour market trajectories are defined from immigrant workers’ occupational mobility
The current economic crisis faced by most European countries and the fact that migration represents an inseparable segment of the national economy, are two elements that lead, now more than ever, to a savage competition for attracting highly skilled labor
