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1. Forthcoming policy developments

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Forthcoming policy developments

Towards a good and productive working life of 2035 

The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment and the Ministry of Social Affairs and 
Health launched a project on the Working Life Development Strategy on 24 February 2025.  

• The objective of the Strategy is to enhance the quality of working life as a means of boosting productivity growth. 
• The term of the project will end in the summer of 2026. 
• More information on the Strategy is available on the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment’s website National Working Life Development Strategy – Towards the working life of 2035. 
• Regarding young people, the website states that ‘Young people’s views were included as part of the other preliminary work on the strategy (...). The views were included in the work creating the vision, and they will also be considered by the expert group in the discussions on strategy themes and the drafting of the strategy.’  
   

Ongoing debates

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