Women, older people, migrants and persons with disabilities are key to tackling EU skills and labour shortages

This article is brought to you in association with the European Economic and Social Committee.This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Better integrating underrepresented groups — such as women, older people, migrants and persons with disabilities — into the job market can help to mitigate skills and labour shortages and offset the demographic changes that risk shrinking the EU’s workforce by up to 18 million […]

An ageing population needs a different approach to housing and care. This is how to provide it

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Ellie Graeden, Research Professor, Georgetown University, Darrell Bricker, Global CEO, Public Affairs, Ipsos Our global population is ageing rapidly. By 2030, one in six people in the world will be aged 60 years old or over and the […]

4 ways to improve the lives of older people

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Prakash Tyagi, Founder-Director, GRAVIS Hospital; Executive Director, GRAVIS By 2050, it is expected there will be more humans over 60 than under 15 for the first time in history.Older people are harder hit by poverty and ill-health, necessitating […]
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