CoLABOR eBooks
The debate on the Social Security System: reflections from portfolio holders
With this ebook, CoLABOR intends to contribute to a demanding reflection on the Social Security welfare system and enrich it with the critical analysis of four former ministers of Labor, Solidarity and Social Security and the current Minister responsible for the portfolio.
Work, employment and social protection 2024
CoLABOR's "Work, employment and social protection" publication is an annual study that analyzes five main areas: the economic context, the workforce, work and employment, remuneration and social protection. It also includes a summary of the main trends and a final reflection on the diagnosis. It explores themes that characterize the country's economic, social and institutional landscape, highlighting both positive trends and structural challenges that require wide-ranging reforms or incremental adjustments.
The articulation of employment and protection policies in Portugal
This book addresses and discusses the main guidelines of employment and protection policies in Portugal, as well as their articulation over the last five decades. The focus is on two recent critical moments: the 2008 financial crisis and the crisis resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The socio-economic consequences of COVID-19 and its uneven distribution
The socio-economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic are not a simple translation of a natural hazard that affects everyone, but the result of a set of socially constructed and leveraged risks.