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Eine Aktivistin hält einen Fächer mit der Aufschrift "Debt Kills Development" (Schulden töten Entwicklung) während eines Protestes auf dem FfD4-Gipfel der UN hoch.t.

Is Seville the moment of truth for the debt crisis?

This month, a broad-based alliance of civil society organisations accompanied the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development in Seville...


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Looking for Partners: The EU and Germany’s Answer to Changing Trade and Supply Chains

Are Germany and the EU attractive for resilient international partnerships? Together with the DGB, we provide answers in a new study.


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Five Suggestions for Africa Policy after the German Federal Elections

The new German government will have to play a leading role on Africa policy within the European Union. Henrik Maihack, Head of the Africa Department...


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We need the EU to finance the transformation

A funding problem haunts the future of the German and European economies. How the EU can launch a common investment push in the new mandate.


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Flowers at the memorial site for the victims of the Rana Plaza disaster in Savar, Bangladesh.

Breakthrough with Obstacles

The passing of EU Supply Chain Directive by the EU Parliament has been a lengthy process. Our new publication looks at what it means for the European...


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Women, automation and the future of work

Women are more exposed to AI automation in the workplace compared to men. Our upcoming research project baims to specifically examine this issue.


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Platform algorithms: A new stage of labor exploitation

The age when algorithms control humans. How true is it?

 

 

 

The destructive controlling aspect of platform algorithms reveals the true nature of...


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Supply chain governance: Arguments for worker-driven enforcement

Interview with Marlese von Broembsen, head of legal affairs at the international organization WIEGO (Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and...


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The Changing World – Due Diligence Laws as the Opportunity?

Hybrid International Conference, October 18, 2022, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm with Hubertus Heil, Lara Wolters, Dr. Bärbel Kofler and others. Register here.


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Publikation: Chinas Rolle im multilateralen Handelssystem. Im HIntergrund ein Foto einer Metropole im Abendlicht.

China’s Role in the Multilateral Trade System

A recent analysis conducted by the FES explains what is driving Beijing’s foreign trade policy and reflects on how Europe should respond.


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