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Two new InkludX sections profile companies whose business is getting excluded people into work, and the capital that funds them — setbacks included.
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.
Norway's official unemployment rate was 4.7% in May 2026. But nearly one in five Norwegians aged 18–66 received a health-related benefit from NAV in 2023. Understanding the real scale of labour market exclusion is the first step to doing something about it.
Beyond the official unemployment rate, millions more Europeans are outside the labour market. In 2024, Eurostat counted 13.1 million unemployed people in the EU, plus 6.2 million who were available to work but not looking, and 8.0 million young people aged 15–29 who were not in employment, education or training.
IPS has the strongest evidence base of any employment intervention for people with severe mental illness: 28 randomised controlled trials, with meta-analyses finding that people in IPS are about twice as likely to get a competitive job as those in traditional vocational rehabilitation. Trials in Norway, the Netherlands and Denmark show it also works in generous welfare states. Yet European implementation remains uneven.
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. A lawsuit and a widely watched TV episode are forcing the issue.
They work in laundries, assembly and packaging, gardening and web design — but earn less than a sixth of the minimum wage. Germany is under pressure to reform a system its national human rights institution says breaches the UN disability convention.
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