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  • ​The only way is up? Social mobility and equal opportunities

    ​The only way is up? Social mobility and equal opportunities

    The background note for the joint Eurofound and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) high-level conference on social mobility and equal opportunities in Paris, France on Thursday, 4 May 2017, is published.

  • Available to order: Sustainable work throughout the life course

    Available to order: Sustainable work throughout the life course

    Today is EU Day of Solidarity between Generations, an occasion to focus on actions needed to make Europe more age-friendly and better adapted to our ageing population. One of our publications focusing on this issue, Sustainable work throughout the life course: National policies and strategies, is now available to order via the EU Bookshop.

  • Does social background determine life chances in Europe?

    Does social background determine life chances in Europe?

    In this blog piece, originally posted on Social Europe, Eurofound Research Manager Anna Ludwinek looks at new research that shows that younger Europeans are likely to have fewer opportunities for upward social mobility than preceding generations.

  • World Day for Safety and Health at Work

    World Day for Safety and Health at Work

    This Friday (28 April) is World Day for Safety and Health at Work. This year's campaign focuses on the need for countries to improve their capacity to collect and utilise reliable occupational safety and health data.

  • Diverging trends across Europe highlight stagnation and decline in social mobility

    Diverging trends across Europe highlight stagnation and decline in social mobility

    Younger Europeans are likely to have fewer opportunities for upward social mobility than preceding generations. Social mobility in Europe seems to have stagnated - at least in some countries - with opportunities for upward social mobility only increasing in a minority of EU countries for all age groups; in some Member States there is even evidence of decline in social mobility

  • Available to order: ERM annual report 2016

    Available to order: ERM annual report 2016

    The European Restructuring Monitor (ERM) 2016 report 'Globalisation slowdown? Recent evidence of offshoring and reshoring in Europe' is available to order for free via the EU Bookshop. Go to http://bit.ly/ERMBookshop

  • Charting Europeans’ quality of life

    Charting Europeans’ quality of life

    The chart above, based on data from the third EQLS, shows the percentage of people who strongly agreed with the statement ‘I am optimistic about the future’ in 2012.

  • Network of European correspondents annual meeting

    Network of European correspondents annual meeting

    The annual meeting of Eurofound’s correspondents – in the fourth and final year of the current contract – will take place in Dublin on 27–28 March. Guest speaker Raymond Maes, Deputy Head of Unit at the European Commission’s DG Employment, will outline the EU priorities for the coming period.

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