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Cowork4YOUTH output presentation, pt 10.

"Youth employment amid successive crises and the low-carbon transition: the case of Eurozone’s coal regions"

Prepared by the NTUA, this paper addresses the profound implications of successive crises, including the long-term effects of the pandemic and ongoing energy transitions on local labour regimes (LLRs). It specifically focuses on the intensified structural challenges faced by vulnerable groups, with a keen focus on the youth. Employing a theoretically-informed, mixed-methods, approach the study first analyses secondary (youth) employment and economic data from coal regions across the Eurozone. By comparing these regions, and considering their national contexts, the research sheds light on the uneven LLRs and the changing dynamics of youth labour markets.

The paer has been accepted by a peer-reviewed journal and is currently awaiting publication.

Cowork4YOUTH output presentation, pt 9.

'Review paper on minimum wage and living wage policies in peripheral European countries'

Prepared by our colleagues at ISEAK, The aim of this paper is to provide a detailed review of the impact of minimum wage increases in peripheral EEA countries. The paper focuses primarily on Ireland, Greece and Spain. For Spain, the study presents two case studies: the first one reviews the employment impact of the 2019 minimum
wage reform undertaken in the country; the second one provides a review on recent literature analyzing wage conditions amongst the Spanish youth and how these relate to the living wage for the past decade. The case of Italy is briefly discussed, as the country does not have a statutory minimum wage but, instead, it is common that wage floors are set by collective bargaining agreements. This study, in turn, aims to contribute to the public debate on minimum wage increases with a comprehensive comparison of the heterogeneous effects across countries, but also for different groups within each country.
The remainder of the paper is structured as follows. Section 2 introduces the institutional setting of minimum wages in Europe. Section 3 presents the policy background and reviews the literature for each selected country. Finally, Section 4 summarizes the key takeaways from this review paper and concludes.

https://www.cowork4youth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/%CE%9F11.-2020-1-0444_del2800.pdf

As promised, we begin the presentation of our project's outputs, starting with the Cowork4YOUTH Employment Observatory.

The Cowork4YOUTH Observatory, developed by project partner ΙΑΠΑΔ - Institute of Urban Environment and Human Resources UEHR, is a Web-GIS based BI platform that incorporates a wide array of data on youth population, employment, and skills. It employs visualisation techniques including maps, baseline graphs, and bar charts.

Check out our informational video here:

https://fb.watch/q5CZRvs5n2/

Or go straight to the observatory:

https://www.cowork4youth.org/index.php/outputs/employment-observatory-transnational-research-network/

Observatory & Transnational Research Network TRN) – Cowork4YOUTH Observatory & Transnational Research Network TRN) Employment Observatory Click here to enter the Observatory Click here for the video presentation The Cowork4YOUTH Observatory is a Web-GIS based BI platform which incorporates a wide array of data on youth population, employment, and skills. It emplo...