This report analyses data from Eurofound’s European Working Conditions Telephone Survey (EWCTS), the Living, working and COVID-19 e-survey and official statistics to examine employment trends, working conditions and social inclusion challenges experienced by young people in the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia) and Türkiye.
The report is part of Eurofound's ongoing effort to support informed policymaking in EU accession countries through the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA). It is the first output of a new IPA action to provide knowledge that will support better informed social-, employment- and work-related policies in the Western Balkans and Türkiye. It offers a comparative perspective between the countries and with the EU27 based on sound statistical analysis and expert consultation.