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2017/10

2017/10 – by D+C

Dagmar Wolf

Reconciliation requires more than an acknowledgement of genocide
Linda Engel

More and better jobs are needed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals – especially for women and young people
Bettina Meier

Togolese company processes organic pineapples that French importers do not want
Bettina Meier

NGOs are founding companies in order to fund themselves with profits
Franziska Korn

Bangladesh’s labour legislation has improved, but more needs to happen
Carlos Albuquerque

Brazil’s democracy is in crisis
Katja Dombrowski

A lot must still happen to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal of decent work
Ndongo Samba Sylla

Unlike young Europeans in past centuries, young Africans today are denied opportunities overseas
Grace Atuhaire

Kenyans’ long-term trust in democracy depends on the rerun election being clean and fair
Ndongo Samba Sylla

Informal employment dominates in Africa – well-paying jobs with social-protection benefits are the exception
Tilman Altenburg

WalMart, Tesco and others are conquering markets in developing countries
Nassir Djafari

The labour market in Saudi Arabia is inflexible, unjust and limiting the country’s economic renewal
Edith Koesoemawiria

Indonesian president is racing against time
Christiane Rudolph

DEG uses new tool for assessing employment quality and developmental impacts
Hans-Jochen Luhmann

Beyond the Paris agreement: new books on the status of global climate policy
Edith Koesoemawiria

Female workers particularly at risk on Indonesian palm oil plantations
Dirk Messner

DIE-GDI director Dirk Messner assesses state of global climate action ahead of UN summit in Bonn
Aditi Roy Ghatak

Workers in India’s informal sector use rather simple technology, so productivity is low
Sheila Mysorekar

Climate change may undo Asian development success
Aditi Roy Ghatak

India’s informal sector is the backbone of the economy
Katja Dombrowski

China is building trade-related infrastructure in Africa
Hans Dembowski

In the 16th century, global cooling triggered a comprehensive transformation of European society
Mona Naggar

Foreign household helpers are often exploited and abused in Lebanon
Alokananda Nath

India’s otherwise remarkable Smart Cities Mission fails to heed international governance lessons
Alan C. Robles

Manila correspondent expresses his anger at lawless police action

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