Europe

Speaker: Daniel Clegg, Senior Lecturer, The University of Edinburgh

Discussants: Amandine Crespy, Lecturer, Université libre de Bruxelles
Steven Van Hecke, Assistant Professor, KU Leuven

Chair: Bart Vanhercke, Director, European Social Observatory

In spite of the current strong emphasis in all European countries on means to tackle youth unemployment, the participation of older individuals in the labour market remains a significant policy challenge. The OSE and the Fondazione Brodoloni (IT) are involved in a European Commission-funded project on ‘Policies for an Aged Workforce in the EU’. The goal of the research is to analyse the situation of the ageing population in the EU, notably regarding their employability and workability patterns, as well as the reforms undertaken in social protection systems and labour market policies.

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