Category Archives: Employment and labour market transformations

Reducing the temporary employment of young workers in Spain and Portugal

In the labour market in Southern Europe, since the 1990s, the effect that the abusive use of temporary employment has had on the insecurity of the young population has been paradigmatic, generating an employment model that is particularly sensitive to

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Personal relationships and social support in the young population in Spain and Portugal. A social capital approach

The young population in southern European countries, including Spain and Portugal, has traditionally had a strong network of personal relationships, based on a high level of sociability and a very important role for the family network. This article uses data

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Good practices in social responsibility for young people’s first work experience

The study, consisting of the compilation of different good practices (benchlearning) at European, national and regional level based on the comparison of evidence through quantitative and qualitative indicators, aims to facilitate the design of future labour integration policies aimed at

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Social capital and residential setting among youth at risk of labour market exclusion. A case study – CAPENRISG

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a huge job destruction that has most severely affected the young Spanish population. Although the latest data from the EPA show a return to pre-pandemic levels of unemployment rates, it is still a long way

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Contribution to the general report of the 2022 youth survey in Catalonia

This report focuses, on the one hand, on showing the current situation of Catalan youth aged 15 to 34 based on a series of indicators on most areas of life. On the other hand, it offers a joint analysis of

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The social capital of Spanish youth: Traits and effects on the material and emotional well-being

The study describes the characteristics of the social capital of Spanish youth, analyses its effects on their material and emotional well-being, and identifies the social inequalities involved. The project has two objectives: (1) to quantitatively describe the characteristics of the

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Impact of training at workplace level on youth’s pathway career. Proposals for improvement – IMFORTRA

The aim is to study the formation “at” work place, its articulation with the National Qualifications Catalogue (NCC) and its influence on the career paths of young people. Training “at” employment is now a major in active employment policies aimed

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Enhancing social partners’ and social dialogue capacity in the new world of work

Building on earlier collaboration between the ILO and the EC in the field of Industrial Relations and Social Dialogue, this project takes a longer term view and will look at challenges and opportunities facing social partners as a result of

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Labour market integration of asylum seekers and refugees in main EU destination countries

Migration is one of the focus topics of European policies and a crucial issue for trade unions, as well. The refugee flow that reached Europe unprepared in 2015/2016 needs further supporting policies. Individual member states are affected by the different

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The Social Dimension of Entrepreneurship

Startups have emerged as a promising avenue for the creation of jobs and economic growth, empowered by various kinds of support available to entrepreneurs to help them develop their businesses. Nevertheless, success remains confined to a few, and building a

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