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17.12.2018 | Trade, labour and social dialogue | News
Fresh uncooked shrimps piled up in a large tub for sale at a seafood store.

A first-person's account on the labour conditions in the shrimp industry in the Andaman Sea.


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16.12.2018 | Networks for social democracy | News

At a high-level ministerial meeting in Berlin, representatives of Germany and Indonesia back stronger international cooperation to tackle migration by…


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10.12.2018 | Gender Justice | News
A woman in Myanmar with Thanaka powder on her face looking at camera

Myanmar activist Nandar draws attention to violence against the female body through her work as translator and performer.


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21.11.2018 | #FeministAsia, Gender Justice | News

The feminist network Political Feminism in Asia, a regional project by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, met in Penang to deliberate direction for joint…


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13.11.2018 | Gender Justice | News

Comics are a serious and an entertaining medium that can boost efforts to address the complex topics of feminism and the future of work.


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12.11.2018 | Networks for social democracy | News

Through a series of policy workshops in Mongolia, young political party supporters receive hands-on experience to work together and develop policy…


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07.11.2018 | Trade, labour and social dialogue | News

The ongoing revision of Vietnam’s Labour Code is an opportunity to ensure workers’ rights are better protected in the economy of the 21st Century.


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02.11.2018 | Trade, labour and social dialogue | News
A worker climbing up the construction of stadium roof

Campaigns around mega-sporting events can support trade union work in the fight for better working conditions for migrant workers.


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| Economy of tomorrow | News

Policies promoting the digital economy and transformation of manufacturing must incorporate the social and ecological interests, including those of…


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24.10.2018 | Climate change | News

FES Vietnam promotes collaborations to achieve fairness and leave no one behind in Vietnam’s energy shift.


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16.10.2018 | Economy of tomorrow | News
Two female warehouse workers using a laptop working at a storehouse.

Smart factories and AI-augmented services have potential to cause massive disruption in the labour-intensive manufacturing and services sectors of…


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15.10.2018 | #CLSPlus, Trade, labour and social dialogue | News
Truck in industrial port area being let through customs

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


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11.10.2018 | #CLSPlus, Trade, labour and social dialogue | News

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


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10.10.2018 | Trade, labour and social dialogue | News
A delivery man holds parcel box while using smartphone in a van.

Technological innovation is changing the way business is managed and how work is organized, raising concerns for workers in all ten ASEAN countries.


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04.10.2018 | Cooperation for Peace and Security | News
Aerial view of around a hundred of containers in a port

Initially embracing the opportunity to participate in China’s BRI, Myanmar is now sounding a note of caution about its exposure to Beijing’s projects…


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29.09.2018 | Cooperation for Peace and Security | News

A more articulate vision for a stable and secure Eurasia can act as the baseline for all EU endeavours with regard to proposals such as the Belt and…


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20.09.2018 | Networks for social democracy | News
Front side of a white-colour government building which has 2 floors

In Timor Leste, progressive quotas for women in government are opening up new avenues for women in politics.


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10.09.2018 | Trade, labour and social dialogue | News
Vietnamese women are carrying big fish at fishing port.

In Vietnam, a rights group works to ensure that the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement safeguards labour and environmental standards laid out by EU and…


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26.07.2018 | Networks for social democracy | News

The globalization of work, the tectonic shifts in geopolitics, and climate change are all having an impact on the archipelagic South-East Asian nation…


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25.07.2018 | Gender Justice, #FeministAsia | News

FES helps building new alliances that can bring feminist visions into the mainstream.


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10.07.2018 | Climate change | News

At a recent workshop in Vietnam, stakeholders explore how to bring together the work on climate governance and the implementation of the Paris…


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09.07.2018 | Networks for social democracy | News

The FES office in Singapore is the hub for the organization’s operations across Asia, which cover 14 country offices and 15 programmes as of June…


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04.07.2018 | Networks for social democracy | News
Aerial view of beautiful Jakarta cityscape with connection network at night time

Fifty years ago FES first established a base in Indonesia where today it works with local partners on a range of topics, from pathways to fair…


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26.06.2018 | Cooperation for Peace and Security | News

An annual summit in Mongolia can serve as a platform for dialogue over the Korean Peninsula, in particular in the wake of the Kim-Trump summit in…


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19.06.2018 | Economy of tomorrow | News
A crowd in Old Delhi

What lies behind the looming crisis over the future of jobs and how might it might impact the politics of India in 2019?


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07.06.2018 | Networks for social democracy | News

With an office in New Delhi since 1981, FES has been active in India for 40 years, building platforms of mutual trust for open debate and exchange of…


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31.05.2018 | Networks for social democracy | News

Undergraduate students from Hanoi explore alternative concepts of tourism and discuss the social and economic impacts of mainstream tourism on local…


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24.05.2018 | Networks for social democracy | News

Supporting narratives for economic transformation and people’s awareness about the links between domestic and regional questions, FES Pakistan works…


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15.05.2018 | #CLSPlus, Trade, labour and social dialogue | News
Workers dumps a trash can into a garbage truck at road side.

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…


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10.05.2018 | Economy of tomorrow | News

Ride-share platforms have been causing conflict in recent years between workers using the platform and traditional drivers in Thailand’s second city…


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27.04.2018 | Gender Justice | News

Shalini Sinha of WIEGO, a global network focused on securing livelihoods for the working poor, talks about the need to think outside the box when it…


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23.04.2018 | Networks for social democracy | News

More than 40 years now, FES has been working in Thailand, a land of contrasts and rapid transformation.


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19.04.2018 | Cooperation for Peace and Security | News

Berlin (Germany) – FES hosts the Afghan National Security Advisor for a high-level public debate in Berlin to discuss the political peace process and…


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16.04.2018 | Cooperation for Peace and Security | News

China's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has given rise to both hopes and concerns among its stakeholders along the route. While it offers…


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29.03.2018 | Gender Justice | News

Trade union power is often described as fading away under the pressures of globalized markets and closing civic spaces. A photo story from a…


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25.03.2018 | Economy of tomorrow | News
Wind turbines behind an ancient architecture in Rajasthan, India.

New Delhi – A new methodology pursued by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) in India has been applying a new narrative for alliance building to energy…


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19.03.2018 | Networks for social democracy | News
Pedestrians and vehicles at an intersection in city of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Housing remains a fundamental right, but social urban policy must also add to its focus the fight against unemployment, explains in this interview…


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14.03.2018 | #CLSPlus, Trade, labour and social dialogue | News
Driver foreman is fastening the lashing chains to secured the cargo shipment with the truck trailer before shifting to  destination.

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


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05.03.2018 | Economy of tomorrow | News
Aerial view of pedestrian crossing

An urbanization that fails to produce just job opportunities will have far-reaching consequences.


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04.03.2018 | Gender Justice, #FeministAsia | News

Political Feminism in Asia, a regional project by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung brings together feminist groups for joint action across the region.


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01.03.2018 | Trade, labour and social dialogue | News
Four construction workers walking on the streets

Kathmandu – Experiences from the Philippines and Nepal suggest that a multi-lateral approach to international labour agreements could benefit weaker…


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27.02.2018 | Cooperation for Peace and Security | News

China’s Belt and Road Initiative has stirred up diverging responses along its route in South Asia and the Horn of Africa. A photo story from a…


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25.02.2018 | Trade, labour and social dialogue | News

An alumnus speaks of her good fortune in attending the Global Labour University.


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20.02.2018 | Trade, labour and social dialogue | News
People crossing the street in a downtown

Preparing all workers to adapt to the changes driven by Industry 4.0 is priority for Singapore’s labour movement, says Sylvia Choo in the first of a…


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17.02.2018 | Economy of tomorrow | News

Karachi (Pakistan) – In Pakistan as elsewhere, the search is on for a system of economic and political governance that ensures socially inclusive,…


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02.02.2018 | #CLSPlus, Trade, labour and social dialogue | News
Two women working as a team to pack the finished goods in boxes in a factory

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…


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31.01.2018 | Networks for social democracy | News

Civic education in Germany is about pluralism not indoctrination, says Vachararutai Boontinand, advisor to a civic education project by FES supporting…


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29.01.2018 | Trade, labour and social dialogue, #CLSPlus | News

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…


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22.01.2018 | Trade, labour and social dialogue | News

In 2017, Bangladesh saw the opening of the first Academy of Work, a three-month long programme for trade unionists in the country. Today, they share…


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07.01.2018 | Networks for social democracy | News

At the turn of the year we summarize past highlights to celebrate and aspirations for the year ahead in the work with partners and friends by FES in…


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