Condemned to precariousness: Young workers in Poland
Transformative changes in the world of work driven by globalisation and technological innovation pose enormous challenges for advancing the right to decent work. Decent work remains an "exclusive" and "luxurious" ideal for a growing number of workers. Young workers are especially vulnerable in this regard and are more likely to find themselves in a situation of precarity. This is due to the fact that they are experiencing twofold, inter-related, difficulties: the transition from education to work and the access to employment contracts that guarantee decent working conditions. This contribution analyses legal regulations addressed to young people and evaluates how this legislation impacts the position of young people in the labour market in Poland. The research will focus on solutions reaching out specifically to young people under the justifications of "education to work transition", "job creation" and "young unemployment" and include: apprenticeship, traineeship and internship. The study will examine how the regulation under analysis affects the access to decent work and other fundamental rights at work that are enshrined in both international instruments and the Polish Constitution and regulatory framework.
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