Over the next decade, the EU will generate 8 million new jobs in the health and social care sector. At the same time, more than 20 million persons with disabilities of working age remain unemployed (approximately every fifth person). These are two distinct but interconnected challenges: ensuring that the care and support sector (social services) provides attractive, fair, and sustainable employment opportunities, and expanding meaningful employment opportunities for persons with disabilities across all sectors. EASPD believes that the Roadmap must promote quality employment that meets the needs of both groups.

To ensure that the EU's upcoming Quality Jobs Roadmap delivers on its potential, EASPD puts forward a series of recommendations. These recommendations are designed to support the creation of quality, sustainable, and inclusive jobs. They address both systemic challenges and practical gaps, offering concrete steps for the EU to strengthen employment pathways for persons with disabilities, their informal carers and improve conditions for the social services workforce.

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Citation:

EASPD. (2025). Building quality jobs for all: EASPD’s recommendations for the Quality Jobs Roadmap

Author:

Lyzaveta Drannikova, Policy and Project Officer, EASPD

Date:

Brussels, July 2025