Portugal: Social Situation and Employment in a Post-Programme Country
In-Depth Analysis
15-10-2015
This document, provided by the Policy Department A to the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, gives an overview of the social situation and employment in Portugal after the implementation of the economic adjustment programme. It analyses the implementation of the programme and also the developments regarding employment and poverty. It discusses the measures adopted to combat unemployment, focussing on those designed to combat youth unemployment. Finally, it discusses current important issues regarding employment and social affairs including the recent national elections.
In-Depth Analysis
External author
Vítor ESCÁRIA
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Keyword
- economic analysis
- economic geography
- economic policy
- ECONOMICS
- emigration
- employment
- EMPLOYMENT AND WORKING CONDITIONS
- Europe
- fight against unemployment
- GEOGRAPHY
- labour law and labour relations
- labour market
- labour market
- migration
- national accounts
- national statistics
- political geography
- Portugal
- poverty
- social dialogue
- social framework
- social indicator
- SOCIAL QUESTIONS
- social situation
- structural adjustment
- youth unemployment