This document presents the WeLaR project and contains an extensive literature review of the state of the art related to the research in WeLaR work packages (WPs) 3 to 7. The literature covered relates to (1) the interactions between welfare policies and labour market aspects of the four megatrends of globalisation, digitalisation, demographic change and climate change (WPs 3 to 5); and (2) literature related to shapingforward looking inclusive societies and economics (WPs 6 and 7). The report is structured into five sections, with the initial section outlining the primary objectives of the report, and the subsequent section detailing the specific goals of the WeLaR project. The third section presents an overview of the various work packages (WPs 3 to 7) and summarises the current state of the art for each. In the fourth section, each task is exhaustively described, including its current state-of-the-art, the progress made in relation to the current state-of-the-art, and the research to be done. In the end, the report culminates with a final section that offers closing remarks to wrap up the document.
