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Born in New York in 1948, the Clubhouse model now spans 370 Clubhouses in 32 countries — with Europe its largest region outside the US. Here's how its route back to paid work operates, and what the evidence really says.
No other vocational intervention comes close to IPS's evidence base: 25+ randomised controlled trials across 15 countries, consistent effect sizes of 1.5–2.5× traditional rehabilitation, replicated in high-benefit welfare states including Norway, the Netherlands, and Denmark. Yet European implementation remains fragmented and under-scale.
When you look beyond the official unemployment rate, approximately 30 million working-age Europeans are structurally outside the labour market — on disability benefits, long-term sickness, early retirement, or inactive. The fiscal cost exceeds €400 billion annually. This is the defining labour market challenge of the decade.
Key facts on Germany's Werkstätten für behinderte Menschen — who works there, what they earn, what the UN says, and what reform proposals are on the table.
Approximately 283,000 people with disabilities in Germany work in sheltered workshops and earn an average of €233 a month, outside the reach of minimum wage law. Legal challenges and a viral TV episode are forcing the issue.
They make furniture, pack products, and run canteens — but earn less than a sixth of minimum wage. Germany is under pressure to reform a system the UN calls a human rights violation.
Norway's official unemployment rate is 4.4%. But nearly one in five Norwegians of working age is not in paid employment — they're on NAV benefits. Understanding the real scale of labour market exclusion is the first step to doing something about it.
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