This report gives an overview of working conditions, job quality, workers’ health and job sustainability for employees and the self-employed in the agro-food sector (NACE codes 10 and 11). It compares the situation in the sector with that in the EU28 as a whole. It is based mostly on the fifth...

Junge Arbeitnehmer in der ganzen EU, insbesondere Berufseinsteiger, sehen sich großen Problemen auf dem Arbeitsmarkt gegenüber. Durch hohe Arbeitslosenquoten und schlechtere Arbeitsbedingungen für junge Menschen haben sich die traditionellen Probleme dieser Gruppe beim Zugang zu Arbeit weiter...

In light of the impact of the recent negative developments in the labour market on young people, EU Member States have in recent years been actively engaged in designing and implementing policy measures targeted at young people. In the context of its 2011 work programme, Eurofound carried out an...

Junge Menschen in Europa haben weiterhin große Schwierigkeiten beim Eintritt in den Arbeitsmarkt. Obwohl die Jugendarbeitslosenquote in einigen Mitgliedstaaten allmählich zurückgeht, konnten insgesamt 23 % der jungen Arbeitssuchenden in Europa im Alter zwischen 15 und 24 Jahren in der EU28 im...

Young people in Europe continue to experience great difficulties in entering the labour market. Although the youth unemployment rate in a few Member States has started to fall, overall 23% of young European job-seekers aged 15–24 could not find a job in January 2014. In 2012, 14.6 million...

The situation of young people in the labour market in Finland worsened during the recent economic recession. It has subsequently improved, but these positive changes don’t cover all job seekers, for example young people with health problems or disabilities. The employment rate of people with...

In Poland policy relating to people with disabilities does not differentiate between different groups – all groups are treated equally. There are no policies or programmes that particularly promote the participation of young people with disabilities in the open labour market. As in many other...

In Spain disability is officially recognised when the competent evaluation services assess a person as having a minimum 33% disability level. This evaluation is carried out by regional governments and there are differences among regions, which can result in a person obtaining a disability...

Denmark is a welfare society. The current aspiration of Danish disability policy is equal treatment for all, regardless of physical or mental capacity. This objective is the result of an evolutionary process, the effect of which is that people with disabilities are increasingly integrated into...