Are active labour market policies effectivein activating and integrating low-skilledindividuals? An international comparison
Resources - Author: Verónica Escudero / Year: 2018
This paper examines the effectiveness of active labour market policies (ALMPs) in improving labour market outcomes, especially of low-skilled individuals, by means of a pooled cross-country and time series database for 31 advanced countries during the period 1985 – 2010. The analysis includes aspects of the delivery system to see how the performance of ALMPs...
Read MoreBuilding the Future: Children and the Sustainable Development Goals in rich countries
Resources - Author: Chris Brazier / Year: 2017
The Sustainable Development Goals have set ambitious targets that apply to rich countries as well as poor. The most telling sign of a nation’s progress towards meeting those goals will be how well it meets the needs of its children. This Report Card offers an assessment of child well-being...
Read MoreThe European Youth Guarantee: A systematic review of its implementation across countries
Resources - Author: Elva López Mourelo, Verónica Escudero / Year: 2017
The European Youth Guarantee (YG) is one of the most innovative labour market policies of recent years. It arrived at a time when an urgent and radical response was needed to address the detrimental long-lasting consequences of long-term unemployment. This article examines empirical evidence on the effectiveness of past...
Read MoreRoma Students’ Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination in the Czech Republic
Legal depository - Country: Czech Republic / Body: European Court of Human Rights / Year: 2007
Participatory implementation of D.H. case promotes inclusion of Roma children in Czech schools In this case, applicants challenged the disproportionate classification of Roma school children in the Czech Republic as having special education needs as well as their segregation into schools for children with “Light Mental Disabilities”. The European...
Read MoreChallenges in Long-Term Care of the Elderly in Central and Eastern Europe
Resources - Author: Kenichi Hirose, Zofia Czepulis-Rutkowska / Year: 2016
Long-term care of the elderly is an imminent policy issue for countries facing profound demographic transformations due to ageing. Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries face complex challenges in securing accessible, adequate and sustainable long-term care. While CEE countries anticipate a growing number of elderly persons in need of...
Read MoreChild Benefits in Central and Eastern Europe – A Comparative Review
Resources - Author: Jonathan Bradshaw, Kenichi Hirose / Year: 2016
There is a growing international consensus about the importance of social protection for children. Every child has the right to the highest attainable standard of health, the right to benefit from social security including social insurance, the right to an adequate standard of living, and the right to education....
Read MoreMaking Social Protection Work for Children in Central and Eastern Europe, The Caucasus and Central Asia: Findings and Recommendations
Resources - Year: 2015
This brief, which is based on the UNICEF report Social Monitor: Social Protection for Child Rights and Well-Being in Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia, provides key findings and recommendations related to social protection for children in the...
Read MoreSocial security provisions in the Charter of fundamental rights and freedoms of Czech Republic
Legal depository - Country: Czech Republic / Year: 2002
Relevant articles: Chapter four – Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Article 26 … (3) Everybody has the right to acquire the means of his or her livelihood by work. The State shall provide appropriate material security to those citizens who are unable without their fault to exercise this right;...
Read MoreEuropean Code of Social Security
Legal depository - Country: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom / Year: 1964
This code provides guidelines the Council of Europe’s member States approach to social security. Link to code...
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