With the rising number of women relocating to Portugal over recent years, this paper focuses on the lived experiences of newly arrived migrant women, employing an intersectional lens to examine their integration process. In this qualitative exploratory study, we conducted semi-structured interviews with 28 Central and South American women who migrated to the North of Portugal, analysing their perceptions about ...
Recognising migration as a defining feature of contemporary society and politics, this article critically uses the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) as an analytical framework and examines how it relates to migration. Although migration is intrinsically linked to every dimension of the EPSR, we argue that it is largely absent from this framework. Moreover, while existing literature has explored various fa...
Immigration is a phenomenon that has shown very significant growth over recent years. Despite the potential it offers both for migrants and for the host society, there are many challenges to integration in the new country of destination. Third Country Nationals (TCNs), in particular women, are one of the most vulnerable population groups in the European Union, facing much discrimination and socio-economic exclu...
Em discurso direto, este livro apresenta práticas emergentes de Gestão e Desenvolvimento de Recursos Humanos que produzem resultados efetivos e explicitam como a função de Recursos Humanos está em mudança. Com onze exemplos concretos que expõem a implementação, os resultados, os fatores críticos de sucesso e as lições aprendidas. Trata-se de partilhar experiências práticas e de forma específica, de modo a servi...
Covid-19 posed several challenges to all organisations in general and to social solidarity cooperatives in particular. However, the challenges faced by these cooperatives have unique features arising from their special characteristics compared to other types of cooperatives. Therefore it is vital to study these challenges and the impacts of covid-19. This study has as main goal to understand those challenges an...
L’objectif de ce guide est pluriel : - Présenter qui sont ces entreprises sociales et leurs actions innovantes dans des contextes socio-politiques pour le moins variés ; - Expliquer comment elles conjuguent, en milieu de travail, la formation aux compétences clés des adultes défa- vorisés et leur insertion socioprofessionnelle ; - Mettre à disposition de toute autre entreprise souhaitant former à ces compétence...
Nesta comunicação pretendemos explorar as especificidades da prestação de trabalho nas cooperativas portuguesas. Com efeito, a legislação e a doutrina contemplam o estatuto jurídico-laboral de do cooperador-trabalhador nas cooperativas de trabalho, diferenciando-o doe trabalhador não membro. Neste tipo de cooperativas, os membros apresentam-se como «produtores autónomos» ou «empresários de si mesmos» e, por ess...
Managing diversity in the workplace has been recognized as a critical element of organizational success, namely the inclusion of people with disabilities (PwD’s) that constitute an unexplored labour opportunity for the organizations (Araten-Bergman, 2016). In recent years the social and work inclusion of PwD’s has become a priority, with the definition of positive actions by the European Commission for the acce...
As IPSS integram o setor da economia social que, em Portugal, tem revelado um comportamento económico e crescimento positivo quando comparado com o da economia nacional (Namorado, 2017), representando 61 268 entidades (em 2013) e 55 383 (em 2010), ou seja, teve um crescimento de 10,6 % (INE, 2016). A economia social, para além de registar um aumento no número de entidades, teve um peso significativo no aumento ...