Cross-Border Labor Market and Network of Employment Services
Employment is one of the tangible aspects of a country’s economy that most affects the lives of individuals. Although the GDP may be perceived as something abstract, employment loss or uncertainty is felt immediately. The inclusive growth of the area appears to be threatened by a persisting economic crisis and job loss, especially in the Italian and island regions, but also, increasingly, the NUTS 3 of the PACA Region. With this scenario, and based on the cooperation experiences of the MA.RE Maritime programme, this project intends to contribute to the cross-border labour market by creating joint services to support the matching of employment supply and demand and a network of those responsible for employment services and the actors involved in matching supply and demand (Chamber of Commerce, union representatives and workers). The cross-border network of employment services, the development of joint services to facilitate the matching of supply and demand and cross-border mobility, the definition of joint professional profiles and validation processes of shared skills are the main outcomes of this project. Students, workers and the unemployed of the maritime area will benefit from expanded job search opportunities. A strategic action is planned to influence Regional Operational and Cross-Border Cooperation Programmes and facilitate the sustainability of the results and their capitalisation. The plan is to involve the EURES network for cross-border mobility.