Greece Pushes Inclusive Employment to Strengthen Fair Labor Market

Inclusive employment is being promoted in Greece as essential for a fair labour market amid rapid changes driven by artificial intelligence. The discussion highlights how AI creates new opportunities for some workers while increasing exclusion risks for those already on the margins, such as the long‑term unemployed, the homeless and people with mental health vulnerabilities. Greece records one of the highest rates of long‑term unemployment in the EU, according to Eurostat.

Effective inclusion requires coordinated mechanisms among businesses, public agencies and the state. Models that combine support services, flexible work arrangements and active employer participation have shown better outcomes than isolated interventions. Strengthening the network that links job‑seekers, employers and institutions is presented as key to expanding access to work and reducing social and economic costs associated with exclusion.