In Portugal, the mandatory availability of unemployed workers to accept a "convenient" job was created in 1985, but only from 1989 onwards it has given rise to a clearer policy of activating workers on workfare. More recently, from 1996 on, the Rendimento Mínimo Garantido (Minimum Guaranteed Earnings) has forced the beneficiaries to be available to take a job or a professional training activity.
activation; job policies; unemployment; workfare