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Trade and Development
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Trade and Development

Trade is a powerful engine. But who is driving the engine? And what else needs to be done to let all parts of society benefit from trade policy? We try to empower those who are not yet the main beneficiaries of the current trade policy regime. More

Employment and Social Policy
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Employment and Social Policy

Decent work for all is not a slogan for us. It is our mission. We work together with a vast variety of stakeholders to achieve decent work for all; for the informal and formal sector, for women and men, for more and less advantaged. More

Human Rights and Development
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Human Rights and Development

The list of challenges to human rights in the 21st century is long. Climate change threatens fundamental human rights, such as the right to food, water or adequate housing. Austerity measures sacrifice the public’s right to social security, health and work in an attempt to balance state budgets. More

Migration
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Migration

Migration is a fundamental part of human behaviour. Climate change, environmental pollution, violent conflicts, economic insecurity are some of the reasons why people migrate. While inequalities and power structures exacerbate the reasons to leave one's home, the lines between forced and chosen migration are rarely clear. More

Media Center

26.05.2021 | 2021, Employment and Social Policy | Media Center

Global Fund for Social Protection: International Solidarity in the Service of Poverty Eradication

Report from Special Rapporteur Olivier De Schutter


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07.05.2021 | 2021, Employment and Social Policy | Media Center

Investments in Social Protection and Their Impacts on Economic Growth

New ITUC Report on universal social protection


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Events

Friday, 18.06.2021 - 16.00pm - 18.00 pm CET, Online | 2021, Employment and Social Policy | Event

Universities and Social Inequalities in the Global South

Higher education can be a key driver of development and a force for social mobility. It can also be a path to overcome inequalities across gender and…


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Tuesday, 15.06.2021 - 15:00pm - 16:00pm CET, Online | 2021, Employment and Social Policy | Event

Extending Social Protection to Workers in the Informal Economy

During the 109th International Labour Conference (June 3-19), a delegation of workers from the Global Alliance of Waste Pickers, the International…


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Monday, 31.05.2021 - Thursday, 03.06.2021 - Online | 2021, Trade and Development | Event

The 12th Ministerial Conference: Towards a WTO 2.0?

FES-WTO virtual seminar for English-Speaking Journalists from Africa and Asia specialized in trade and economic issues.


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Publications

Un rapporteur spécial de l'ONU sur les droits de l'homme et les changements climatiques?

Billard Schachter, Clémence; Mingrone, Francesca

Un rapporteur spécial de l'ONU sur les droits de l'homme et les changements climatiques?

Perspectives régionales
Berlin, 2021

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Un relator especial de la ONU sobre los derechos humanos y el cambio climático?

Billard Schachter, Clémence; Mingrone, Francesca

Un relator especial de la ONU sobre los derechos humanos y el cambio climático?

Perspectives régionales
Berlin, 2021

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A UN special rapporteur on human rights & climate change?

Billard Schachter, Clémence; Mingrone, Francesca

A UN special rapporteur on human rights & climate change?

Regional perspectives
Berlin, 2021

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