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Mungunzul and her teacher Gereltuya share the same dream: a life with dignity, respect of traditional culture, and harmony between ancient and modern…
FES Regional Gender Justice Project in Asia is calling for a professional layout designer for a booklet; 'Let’s Make Trade Unions More Gender Just…
The unnoticed workforce in urban waste management and environmental protection
The Fourth Industrial Revolution has created many impacts on all aspects of life, especially the employment issues of workers. The Federal Government…
Why are people in Vietnam increasingly quitting social security system? Labour representative, Vu Minh Tien, looks at pressures driving this trend in…
Get a glimpse of the hidden chains of modern slavery in Pakistan, as millions endure bonded labour. Explore the critical and courageous role of…
Workers in Bangladesh’s huge tannery sector have been bearing the brunt of recent “sustainability” drives, as authorities have relocated polluting…
Workers in Bangladesh’s renowned tea plantations have been fighting injustice and exploitation for more than a century. Trade unions have made some…
Nepali tea has great international market potential as colleagues of FES Nepal learned during a recent visit to Jhapa (Eastern Nepal). However,…
The tourism sector of Nepal has been decimated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Workers and unions call for more financial support and a boost for domestic…
For four years, the Academy of Work has been training the next generation of trade union leaders in Bangladesh.
Looking at the past to find changing meanings of the ‘labour movement’: Historian Sakdina Chatrakul Na Ayudhya takes a close look at the history of…
The line between using technology to manage workers and using technology to control workers is a thin one. In an interview with FES, labour expert Dr…
What are the challenges and opportunities facing organized labour in Bangladesh? We spoke with civil society leader Shakil Ahmed.
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…
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To make decent working conditions and inclusive development a reality for all, industrial policy can play a key role in the Asia-Pacific region.
The extractive industry in Mongolia is making huge money for multinationals, but tax avoidance means this wealth is not translating into investments…
Developing countries must do more than boost exports if they hope to improve workers’ lives. But which industrial policies have proven best at…
Two years after the first Academy of Work in Bangladesh, trainers have restyled the programme to better respond to the challenges of organized labour…
For a trade deal to be fair, it must benefit workers all along the supply chain. To make sure this happens, workers must have a say in policies and…
In a changing world of work we need to recognize that all workers are workers, whether formal or informal, entitled to rights at work that guarantee…
The right to freely associate, bargain and be free from discrimination for exercising labour rights should continue to form the cornerstone of a…
A first-person's account on the labour conditions in the shrimp industry in the Andaman Sea.
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.
Campaigns around mega-sporting events can support trade union work in the fight for better working conditions for migrant workers.
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.
Technological innovation is changing the way business is managed and how work is organized, raising concerns for workers in all ten ASEAN countries.
By introducing a targeted approach to sanctions, inspired by the European Union’s Common Foreign and Security Policy, it is indeed possible to advance…
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…
"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)…
Kathmandu – Experiences from the Philippines and Nepal suggest that a multi-lateral approach to international labour agreements could benefit weaker…
An alumnus speaks of her good fortune in attending the Global Labour University.
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…
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…
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…
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…
Manila (Philippines) – In the face of a rapidly-changing labour market, the Regional Tripartite Social Dialogue Conference (RTSDC) was held last week…
Geneva (Switzerland) – Global trade has triggered challenges for workers’ rights and how to address them was the focus of a session by…
Singapore – A model labour chapter to EU trade agreements and preferences commissioned by FES can pave way to stronger implementation of labour…
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) – Trade unions gathered on 4-5 September 2017 to promote the ASEAN Guidelines for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) on…
Phnom Penh (Cambodia) – Reforming international trade agreements and preferential schemes are an important tool to overcome serious challenges the…
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.
Growing discontent with globalisation could turn into backlashes unless the EU brings its trade negotiations in line with its own human rights agenda…
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.
Kathmandu (Nepal) – The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) organized a meeting on improving recruitment…
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…
Bangkok (Thailand) ― Historically, tram workers were the first to form a union in Thailand, where today workers share a global challenge, achieving…
Dhaka (Bangladesh) ― FES and partners contribute to constructive social partnerships and harmonious industrial relations in the lead up to the Rana…
An op-ed on working conditions in the electronics industry testifies to the urgency for binding and enforceable labour provisions, focus of CLS+, a…
Singapore ― In a guest contribution for FES on World Day of Social Justice, ITUC General Secretary calls for decent work in supply chains in Asia.
Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) – Experts discuss how to link trade, decent work and shared prosperity in global supply chains, finding that voluntary…
More spare time, better pay, safer workplaces: The CLS+ project by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in Asia aims to better the working conditions for workers…
Scholars of the welfare state have long focused on a relatively small number of mature post-industrial political economies, above all the member…
Pokhara (Nepal) — The Asian civil aviation industry is growing alongside a pressing need to organize workers across its different sectors.
An Asia-wide BASF regional network takes shape in Singapore as part of an effort to create a sustainable BASF Global Network of trade unionists.
An important mission of the international union movement is to increase its participation in global governance and convey the views and concerns of…
The potential of Social Protection Floors to eradicate poverty and to balance economic and social uncertainties has been reaffirmed by its prominent…
Young workers affiliated to the International Transport Federation have expressed their concern over the growing trend of precarious work arrangements…
In Kathmandu, Building and Woodworkers International and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung bring together women trade unionists to pave the road for…
Securing social and labour standards in global supply chains is a challenge under current trade regimes and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung is gearing up…
Lively discussions of representatives from trade union centres from over 20 countries from Asia and Europe with government officials, the European…
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Our international dialogue format with trade union activists and experts sheds lights on building inclusive labour movements and strengthening... More
Who cleans our city? Do you spot them among the beautiful city landscape and lush green scenery? Do you know that the cleanliness of the city is their... More
Trade unions are drivers for transformative change. For sustainable change, gender justice is indispensable. Therefore, trade unions have to transform... More
How does "democratic workplace" look like for you? Trade unionists and workers from all across the region are here to share and put together their... More
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