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Jan Vandamme RIP

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our esteemed colleague, Jan Vandamme.

27 tammikuu 2025
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Eurofound 50

Eurofound is celebrating its 50th anniversary, marking half a century of dedicated research and contributions to improving living and working conditions in Europe. Over the past five decades, Eurofound has played a pivotal role in shaping policies and fostering social dialogue across the European Union. As we look to the future, Eurofound remains committed to addressing emerging challenges and continuing its mission to enhance the quality of life for all Europeans. Visit our dedicated page and discover why Eurofound 50 is a milestone for social policy development in Europe.

Activities

 

Working conditions and sustainable work
Working conditions and sustainable work

Providing comparative data and analysis that can be used to improve job quality and promote sustainability of work over the life course.

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Industrial relations and social dialogue
Industrial relations and social dialogue

Functioning as a centre of expertise for monitoring and analysing developments in industrial relations and social dialogue, promoting dialogue between management and labour.

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Employment and labour markets
Employment and labour markets

Providing knowledge to identify changes in the labour market and inform employment policies to improve its functioning and inclusiveness.

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Living conditions and quality of life
Living conditions and quality of life

Mapping and analysing key elements for the improvement of living conditions of people, including information on their perception of quality of life and society.

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Online resources

Restructuring events database

European Restructuring Monitor

Since 2002, the European Restructuring Monitor (ERM) has been monitoring the employment impact of large-scale restructuring events in Europe and covers the 27 EU Member States plus Norway.

EU PolicyWatch

EU PolicyWatch

Eurofound's EU PolicyWatch collates information on the responses of government and social partners to the COVID-19 crisis, the war in Ukraine, rising inflation, as well as gathering examples of company practices aimed at mitigating the social and economic impacts.

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EU convergence monitoring hub

This online resource summarises Eurofound's research on convergence, explains the different dimensions of convergence and provides access to the convergEU app, allowing researchers to perform their own analysis on convergence.

European Working Conditions Telephone Survey 2021 – Read the findings

Eurofound has published the results of its European Working Conditions Telephone Survey (EWCTS) 2021. The survey covered over 70,000 workers in 36 countries and provides a wide-ranging picture of job quality across countries, occupations, sectors, gender and age groups in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report documents the working conditions of workers across Europe in 2021, while the data explorer presents the responses to over 100 questions from the questionnaire. Read the key findings, delve deeper into the report and explore the data: 

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Eurofound's publication 'Working conditions in the time of COVID-19: Implications for the future
Eurofound Talks

Listen to Eurofound's new podcast series

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Upcoming events

Minister Healy-Rae launches tree planting event to mark Eurofound’s 50th anniversary

Minister of State with responsibilities for Forestry, Horticulture and Farm Safety, Mr Michael Healy-Rae, TD, joins children from the local national school St Columbanus to launch a tree planting event on the grounds of Eurofound, Loughlinstown, Dublin on Wednesday, 19 March 2025.


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European Green Deal

50 years of supporting better policies for a strong social Europe: Eurofound launch event for its anniversary campaign

On 26 March 2025 Eurofound is hosting the launch event for its 50th anniversary campaign at the European Parliament Office in Dublin.


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Working conditions and sustainable work
Employment and labour markets
Living conditions and quality of life
Industrial relations and social dialogue

Joint event: Enhancing quality of work and life through effective social dialogue in the Western Balkans

This upcoming event — co-organised by Eurofound, the European Training Foundation (ETF), and the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) — aims to foster social dialogue and collaboration in the Western Balkans.


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In-person event
Social dialogue
Industrial relations and social dialogue
Social partners
Skills and training
Living conditions
Working conditions

Social inclusion and independent functioning of people with disabilities in the EU

The conference will be attended by counterparts of the Secretary of State and Government Plenipotentiary for Disabled Persons, Łukasz Krason – including Secretaries of State from EU countries and representatives of the European Commission. 


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Disability and chronic disease
Employment and labour markets
Social inclusion

About Eurofound

Eurofound is the EU Agency for the improvement of living and working conditions. Follow the links below to learn more about who we are, what we do, procurement opportunities and vacancies.

Who we are

What we do

Communication calendar

Procurement opportunities

Vacancies