The needs assessment provides a review of the capacities of the four candidate countries of the Western Balkans, namely Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia, to implement the Posting of Workers Directive (96/71/EC).
Building on the disability rights discourse, a conceptual framework for a human rights-based approach to care and support for older persons was developed, together with two tools that can contribute to monitoring policies and their outcomes for older people in Europe.
Job carving and job crafting can be effective strategies to overcome the challenges of the labour market (re)integration of people facing barriers, and to keep workers employed by creating meaningful and productive employment.