New social rights vs implementation of fiscal austerity policies: the Ministry of Labour between 2004 and 2011
Abstract
This article analyses the policies and regulations of the Ministry of Labour between 2004-2008 and 2008-2011, two completely different periods in terms of the measures adopted and the economic contexts in which they were adopted. The first period was characterised by strong economic growth and the expansion of new rights. The laws against gender violence, on effective equality between women and men and on care for dependent persons were passed. New rights were also recognised for the self-employed and the integration of the immigrant population was considered a key element of migration policy. In the second period, the effects of the 2008 economic crisis were felt in full force in terms of job destruction. In this context, new forms of unemployment protection were approved, such as PRODI and PREPARA, and private employment agencies were legalised. Following the general strike in 2010, social dialogue was revived and the ASE was signed in 2011, leading to reforms of active employment policies, collective bargaining, and pensions
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