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Working life country profile for Portugal

2023 was the second year of government by the Socialist Party (PS), which has an absolute majority in the parliament. While this majority and the country’s economic growth (by 2.3%) has given the government a very stable mandate, the persistence of inflation, the escalation of housing costs, and the critical situation in the education and health sectors generated increasing social instability.

The central concern of employment relations is collective governance regarding work and employment. This section looks at collective bargaining in the Member States..

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