Sustainable work throughout the life course: national policies and strategies

European countries face the challenges of ageing populations supported by shrinking workforces, more precarious types of employment, and in many cases, a decreasing number of jobs in the wake of the economic crisis. As a result, the issue of how to enable more people to participate in the labour market and to continue to do so until an older age has become a key policy issue in all [European Union] EU Member States. These challenges might be met by adopting an approach to work that puts sustainability at its centre. Sustainable work means that 'living and working conditions are such that they ... Show more

Authors: Budginaite, Irma; Barcevicius, Egidijus; Espasa, Josep; Spurga, Simonas Algirdas ... [+] Show more

Published: Dublin, Ireland, European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, 2016

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Physical description: iv, 91 p.

Access item: http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/report/2016/working-conditions-labour-market/sustainable-work-throughout-the-life-course-national-policies-and-strategies

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