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

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...


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Fenster einer Schweizer Bankfiliale der Credit Suisse sind geschlossen.

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...


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Publikation: China und die globale Finanzarchitektur

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....


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Abstraktes Aquarell-Bild mit einer Frau, die eine Waage und ein Schwert in den Händen hält und eine Augenbinde trägt. Im Hintergrund sind Waagen und Paragraphen-Zeichen.

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.


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Eine Frau arbeitet in einer Keramikfabrik und trägt eine Schürze sowie eine Schutzmaske. Sie taucht einen Teller in eine Flüssigkeit, während sie gleichzeitig weitere Teller auf ein Fließband legt. Im Hintergrund befinden sich Regale mit Keramikgeschirr und andere Arbeiterinnen.

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...


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Ilustration von einer Frau mit Blumen im Haar, die den Planeten Erde umarmt.

Engendering the Economy: What’s Gender Got to Do With It?

Prospects for an economic order that put women and girls in the spotlight. An FES W7 blog post by Marianna Leite, lawyer, researcher and activist from...


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Eine Vietnamesin sitzt in einem kahlen Raum auf einer erhöhten Matte und hält ein Handy in der Hand.

To really leave no one behind

Hanoi's migrant manual workers keep the city running, but their already precarious work and living conditions have worsened during the pandemic.


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Seize the Change – Transnational Tactics for Labour Movements

Tina Blohm,

How labour movements can use legal tactics and tools that result from a shift from voluntary forms of corporate social responsibility to mandatory...


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Ein großer Raum mit Frauen aus Bangladesh im Publikum. Vorne Steht eine Frau und spricht in ein Mikrofon. Am hinteren Rand des Raums stehen Männer.

Protecting Human Rights in Supply Chains: Lessons from Bangladesh

In cooperation with the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights, FES provides a new perspective showing how industry initiatives can help...


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How COVID-19 fuels the digital gender divide

It is high time to act and re-imagine our digital future in Asia.


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