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28.10.2019 | Economy of tomorrow | News

Building liveable, social cities for the economy of tomorrow in Asia and Germany

Urbanists from Europe and Asia are facing some of the same challenges, but from often quite different angles. Experts from nine Asian countries visited Germany to explore social city making in Berlin…

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21.10.2019 | Trade, labour and social dialogue | News

Mongolia’s missing mining taxes

The extractive industry in Mongolia is making huge money for multinationals, but tax avoidance means this wealth is not translating into investments for the country’s public services.

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11.10.2019 | Economy of tomorrow | News

Shopping malls aren’t enough – an inclusive city needs people-oriented planning

If urban development is led by communities it can make cities—and the wider economy—more inclusive and socially just. Indonesian urbanists discussed the case of Jakarta with a visiting German…

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11.10.2019 | Gender Justice, #FeministAsia | News

The rising need for care demands new policies for decent jobs

Policies need to address the rising need for care and to ensure decent work in the care economy of Asia.

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07.10.2019 | #FeministAsia | Publication

Feminism in Myanmar

An exploration and analysis women's and feminist movements in Myanmar.

Workers using loader crane at job site and talking to the team by walkie talkie radio.

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03.10.2019 | #CLSPlus, Trade, labour and social dialogue | News

The right industrial policies can stimulate economic and social upgrading

Developing countries must do more than boost exports if they hope to improve workers’ lives. But which industrial policies have proven best at stimulating social and economic upgrading?

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17.09.2019 | Trade, labour and social dialogue | News

The pioneering FES Academy of Work gets a makeover in Bangladesh

Two years after the first Academy of Work in Bangladesh, trainers have restyled the programme to better respond to the challenges of organized labour in the future world of work.

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27.08.2019 | #FeministAsia, Gender Justice | News

Women and the future of work: New network selects areas for priority attention

The technological changes sweeping the world of work have particular implications for women. Specialists from across Asia have selected two areas to focus on as a matter of priority.

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24.07.2019 | Climate change | News

Renewable energy can be “win-win-win” for Vietnam

A greater emphasis on renewable energy could benefit the people and the economy as well as the environment in Vietnam.

A female Asian engineer using angle grinder in factory workshop

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24.06.2019 | #FeministAsia, Gender Justice | News

The brave new world of work holds particular opportunities and challenges for women

Ageing populations, technology advancements, climate change and the rise of non-standard jobs complicate further the grim outlook of the labour market landscape for women in Asia.