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An analysis of the effects of industrial policies and tangible policy recommendations for decision-makers.

The complicated interaction between industrial policy and the constraint of an ever-tighter corset of rules under the World Trade Organization, free…

Lifelong learning and vocational training are at the center of the the Regional Tripartite Social Dialogue Conference (RTSDC), held for the 10th time…

A state-of-the-art, ready to use blueprint for decision-makers.

To make decent working conditions and inclusive development a reality for all, industrial policy can play a key role in the Asia-Pacific region.

Developing countries must do more than boost exports if they hope to improve workers’ lives. But which industrial policies have proven best at…

Without successful industrial policy, developing countries cannot catch up.

The use of targeted sanction solves the main problem with blanket sanctions—the indiscriminate impact—while preserving the most advantageous feature:…

Applying targeted sanctions to enforce labour standards in trade agreements and trade preferences can improve the incentive for compliance.

By introducing a targeted approach to sanctions, inspired by the European Union’s Common Foreign and Security Policy, it is indeed possible to advance…

"The future of ethical production for Cambodia's garment and footwear industry" examines how trade regimes, and particularly the trade arrangements…

 "Linking Trade and Decent Work in Global Supply Chains in Bangladesh" highlights power imbalances in the industrial and labour relations in…

Trade unions are developing strategies to address the harm a new generation of trade agreements may have on workers and access to public services in…

The EU and ASEAN are strengthening their cooperation by working towards a regional free trade agreement. The Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD)…

Singapore – The sustainable development chapters the European Union has in place in trade agreements and the way they are used are not leading to a…

The European Union says it is taking labour considerations into account in its free trade agreements, but it is not doing it in a way that actually…

Singapore – In 2014, Pakistan became a beneficiary of the EU’s GSP+ programme—a scheme which provides the country with zero import tariffs on most of…

Singapore – Today, some 60 to 80 per cent of the 20 trillion US dollars recorded gross exports are linked to the production of multinational firms in…

Singapore – A model labour chapter to EU trade agreements and preferences commissioned by FES can pave way to stronger implementation of labour…

Brussels (Belgium) – “Trade agreements are instruments to improve the situation the participating nations find themselves in.”

This publication estimates the potential tariff savings for EU importing companies upon entry into force of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement.

This publication examines social or labour chapters in trade agreements, explores the reasons for their ineffectiveness and provides policy…

Singapore (Singapore)—A new publication draws attention to the poor working conditions in global supply chains, and the link between trade and labour.

This publication reveals how trade and global value chains influence working conditions in Asia. It is based on research in the garment, footwear and…

In Asia, countries with export-oriented industries like Vietnam benefit from low wages and a growing workforce to ensure participation in the new…

An op-ed on working conditions in the electronics industry testifies to the urgency for binding and enforceable labour provisions, focus of CLS+, a…

More spare time, better pay, safer workplaces: The CLS+ project by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in Asia aims to better the working conditions for workers…