Flexploitation: The Case Of The 2012 Spanish Labour Market Reform

Author argues that the result Of the Spanish Labour Market Reform of 2012 is that bad jobs are driving out good jobs.

The OECD Review of the 2012 Labour Market Reform in Spain published in 2013 had said Spain had taken courageous steps to strengthen its labour market. The reforms had helped create jobs and should further boost competitiveness and employment in the years to come. But additional efforts were needed to boost competition in product markets and to improve assistance to job seekers, particularly young people.

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ESO: Background information: Employers want further reforms to liberalize Spain’s labor market http://www.europeansources.info/record/employers-want-further-reforms-to-liberalize-spains-labor-market/

OECD: Newsroom, 18.12.13: Newsroom › Spain’s labour market reforms on track but more assistance needed for young jobseekers, says OECD http://www.oecd.org/newsroom/spain-s-labour-market-reforms-on-track-but-more-assistance-needed-for-young-jobseekers.htm

OECD: Employment data and policies: The 2012 Labour market reform in Spain: A preliminary assessment http://www.oecd.org/els/emp/spain-labourmarketreform.htm

Social Europe Journal, 03.03.14: The Disastrous Labor And Social Reforms In Spain http://www.social-europe.eu/2014/03/social-reforms/

LSE EuroppBlog, 09.04.14; Spain’s labour market and social reforms have exacerbated the country’s unemployment problem http://bit.ly/1oLY4dn

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