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Centro de Estudos sobre a Mudança Socioeconómica e o Território

RESEARCH THEMES

04

LABOUR REGULATION
AND INEQUALITIES

Job quality, labour market solidarity and employment policies in times of spreading inequalities. Globalisation, digitalisation and flexibilisation policies implemented recently require study of the labour market risks facing young people, migrants, and women.

RELATED PROJECTS
OEJ

2025 —

Observatório do Emprego Jovem

IEFP

2025 — 2026

Cooperation Project between the Youth Employment Observatory and the Portuguese Public Employment Services (IEFP)

OSHA

2024 — 2024

The role of labour inspection and prevention services in supporting compliance with OSH requirements in Portugal

TRANSFORM

2024 — 2026

The Future of Human Workforce: Embracing Change, Challenges, and Opportunities

Municipal Marketing Plan

2024 — 2024

Market studies for the Municipal Marketing Plan - Arruda dos Vinhos, Campo de Ourique and Alcântara

Care(4)Housing

2022 — 2025

Cuidar (d)a Habitação - Uma abordagem à precariedade habitacional em Portugal através do cuidado pelo desenho

Matéria de Avaliação da Implementação dos Sistemas de Incentivos à Inovação Empresarial na Concorrência

2021 — 2022

Elaboração de Estudo em Matéria de Avaliação da Implementação dos Sistemas de Incentivos à Inovação Empresarial na Concorrência

SOLID-JOB

2021 — 2024

Rebuilding solidarity in an age of job dualisation

BRIGHET

2018 — 2022

Bringing together Higher Education, Training, and Job Quality

REVAL

2018 — 2022

From internal devaluation to revaluation of work: the case of Portugal

EurWORK

2018 — 2022

Provision of Scheduled and on-request services - network of Eurofound correspondents - Portugal

BANCA

2018 — 2018

Gender Equality in Banking

RELATED NEWS

Media

Ricardo Paes Mamede interviewed by CNN Portugal on the proposals for amendments to labour legislation.

20/10/2025

The researcher Ricardo Paes Mamede, in an interview to CNN Portugal, argues that the labour market in Portugal is not rigid and that the Government’s proposed amendments to labour legislation will result in an "enormous reduction of the negotiating power" of workers, which has implications not only for their income but also for their living conditions.

Media

Paulo Marques interview on Now channel

11/11/2025

Paulo Marques, coordinator of the Youth Employment Observatory, was interviewed on the November 10th edition of Negócios on Now channel, dedicated to the topic of labour legislation.

Media

Paulo Marques interview on Fórum TSF

09/09/2025

Paulo Marques was interviewed on the September 9th edition of the Fórum TSF dedicated to the topic of the government's proposed labour legislation reform.

Media

Is AI hindering the entry of graduates into the labor market?

18/07/2025

An article by Raquel Martins in Público, in collaboration with Paulo Marques, a researcher at DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte and coordinator of the Youth Employment Observatory.

News

Paulo Marques in a debate on the future of labour, promoted by Público and INATEL

15/10/2024

Paulo Marques was one of the invited speakers at the Conference The Future of Labour: 50 Years After the 25 April, an initiative organized by Público newspaper and INATEL.


Paulo Marques participated in the discussion panel dedicated to the theme 'Youth and Labour: Attitudes, Behaviours, and Opportunities'.

News

Mass Higher Education and the Changing Labour Market for Graduates

30/08/2024

Edward Elgar Publishing has just launched a new book on higher education and the labour market, authored by researchers Fátima Suleman and Pedro Videira of DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte, and Pedro N. Teixeira of the University of Porto.

Media

Paulo Marques interviewed on Portugal em Direto - RTP1

30/08/2024

Paulo Marques was featured on RTP1 - Portugal em Direto for an interview concerning the latest data revealing a growing trend in the number of young people in Portugal who are unable to secure employment in the labour market following the completion of their undergraduate degree. The interview can be accessed here from the 14-minute mark.

Media

Ana Costa on the Pedalada Vodcast discussing Economics Education

25/07/2024

Ana Costa, a researcher at DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte and co-coordinator of the PhD Programme in Political Economy, participated in the 4th Episode of the Pedalada vodcast, dedicated to the theme of Economics Education. This vodcast is a programme hosted by the authors of the blog Ladrões de Bicicletas, produced for the digital content channel MyGiGpt.

News

Latest Study from the Youth Employment Observatory

22/07/2024

The wave of immigration currently observed in Portugal is now reflected in the number of individuals registered with the IEFP, underscoring the increasing significance of this group in the national labour market.

News

CIES and DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte Collaboration yields Book on Employment

17/07/2024

The book Jovens e o Trabalho em Portugal Desigualdades, (des)proteção e futuro has been published, resulting from a partnership between the Youth Employment Observatory and the Inequalities Observatory. It presents some of the challenges and priorities of the labour market, with a specific focus on youth employment.

Newsletter

Editorial by Alexandra Castro

20/06/2024

'Vulnerabilities in the Context of Migrations: Challenges for Public Action in the Urban Context' is the title of Alexandra Castro's Editorial for Issue 85 of the DINÂMIA´CET-Iscte Newsletter.

News

Diário de um Investigador Podcast featuring Paulo Marques

06/05/2024

The third episode of the Diário de um Investigador podcast is now available, featuring Paulo Marques on the challenges of youth employment.

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