Articles on Global Economy and Corporate Responsibility

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Seize the Change – Transnational Tactics for Labour Movements

05.11.2021 International Trade Union Policy | Starke Gewerkschaften | Global Economy and Corporate Responsibility Publikation, International Trade Union Policy, Starke Gewerkschaften, Global Economy and Corporate Responsibility

How labour movements can use legal tactics and tools that result from a shift from voluntary forms of corporate social responsibility to mandatory human rights due diligence
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Protecting Human Rights in Supply Chains: Lessons from Bangladesh

29.01.2021 Publikation, Global Economy and Corporate Responsibility

In cooperation with the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights, FES provides a new perspective showing how industry initiatives can help improve working conditions.
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How COVID-19 fuels the digital gender divide

09.12.2020 News, Gender Weltweit, Global Economy and Corporate Responsibility

It is high time to act and re-imagine our digital future in Asia.
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Who will foot the bill?

07.12.2020 Global Economy and Corporate Responsibility

Global tax havens are still siphoning off vast sums of money. As Covid-19 continues to wreak havoc, the EU needs to step up. More on ips-journal.eu.
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The State of Tax Justice 2020 - Tax Justice in the Time of Covid

17.11.2020 Publikation, Global Economy and Corporate Responsibility

For the first time, a report documents tax losses using OECD transparency data on multinational corporations’ financial affairs.
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Redefining Europe-Africa Relations

02.11.2020 Global Economy and Corporate Responsibility Publikation, News, Global Economy and Corporate Responsibility

In this study for FES Prof. Robert Kappel analyses the economic relationship between the European Union and Africa and puts forward proposals for a reorientation.
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The other second wave

15.10.2020 News, Global Economy and Corporate Responsibility

At the annual meetings of the World Bank and IMF, the future of austerity will also be discussed.
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What if the citizens of Berlin owned Uber’s data?

05.10.2020 Gewerkschaften und gute Arbeit | International Trade Union Policy | Global Economy and Corporate Responsibility Gewerkschaften und gute Arbeit, International Trade Union Policy, Global Economy and Corporate Responsibility

We must not give companies control and power over our data. Parminder Jeet Singh explains what we need to do.
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How Germany plans to uphold human rights in supply chains

17.07.2020 News, Global Economy and Corporate Responsibility

Most companies disregard human rights in their supply chains. A German law may finally change that, says Franziska Korn at ips-journal.eu.
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Is redistribution necessary to reduce inequality?

12.07.2020 Publikation, Rückblick, Erklärfilme und Videos (NICHT anklicken, nur Unterkategorie auswählen!), Global Economy and Corporate Responsibility

Germany has kept income inequality low by redistribution of wealth through taxes and transfers. Are there better ways to combat inequality?
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