Sustainable development and socio-labor welfare: appreciation of young people in the context of the European Union

Abstract

Sustainable development is a goal proposed by most countries in the world. There is a common agreement between the scientific community and society about the need for a balance between economic, social and environmental problems. However, the articulation of these interrelationships is certainly complex and not always visible in their general complexity and, above all, many times, they have been considered far from social and labor relations. The concern for environmental preservation is shared for young people since they are fully aware, nevertheless, the concept of social sustainability in general and its relationship with the individual welfare in the work and social environment has not been found as rooted in citizenship as it is environmental. Hence the interest in seeking a causal relationship between both concepts.

The main objective of this work is to check whether the concern for environmental sustainability influences the concern for problems related to social and labor welfare, understood within the broader concept of social sustainability, both analyzed from the point of view of European youth.