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Migration and mobility unpacked

Migration is a multifaceted and emotive phenomenon and, due to its complexity, also often a subject prone to misinformation. Moreover, it can be the target of disinformation. What is the...

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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.

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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

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Upcoming events

Eurofound LIVE: How is AI changing the world of work in Europe?

Eurofound, together with European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop), is organising an interactive joint webinar looking at how AI is changing the world of work in Europe, with a live Q&A on Tuesday 11 February 2025. Time 11:00 – 12: 00 Irish Time, 12:00 - 13:00 CET.


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Digitalisation
Employment and labour markets
Skills and training

High-level conference – Ministerial conference on the ministry’s presidency priority ‘Future of labour in a digital Europe’

The high-level conference will open with a ministerial round table discussion on the impact of digital transformation and artificial intelligence on the labour market and working conditions. Parallel workshops and a ministerial panel will follow with an overview presentation by Eurofound to open the

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Digitalisation
Employment and labour markets
Working conditions

Informal session of the Social Protection Committee (SPC)

On 4/03, this information session of the Social Protection Committee (an advisory policy committee to the Ministers in the Employment and Social Affairs Council, or EPSCO), will include a presentation by Eurofound on ‘Effective policy package to fully activate the EU ageing workforce working longer’

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Ageing workforce
Living and working in Europe

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

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