All Articles on Global Economy and Corporate Responsibility

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.


Read more
 
Laptop mit grüner Schrift, Südkorea Flagge im Hintergrund

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...


Read more
 

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...


Read more
 

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.


Read more
 

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.


Read more
 

Inflation, pandemic, climate change: the urgent need for progressive taxation

States have a choice: they can opt for austerity programs or they can decide to put in place taxes on those who have taken advantage of the crisis to...


Read more
 

Too big to fail: Still a problem – A look at development finance

Too Big To Fail-financial firms play a crucial role in the chronic net outflow of financial resources from the global south to the global north. Shows...


Read more
 

China and the global financial architecture

China is a critical component of the global financial architecture as both a member of the international institutions and as an institution-builder....


Read more
 

Global Tax System Reform – will it help to address the Plight of African Women?

Chenai Mukumba (Tax Justice Network Africa) is sceptical that this will succeed. She explains why in a new FES W7 blog post.


Read more
 

Protecting Women in Global Supply Chains? Gender-just Legislation is the Only Way!

Multinational companies have so far failed to adequately protect women’s rights and promote gender justice. A new FES W7 blog post by Franziska Korn...


Read more