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Gender relations

Domestic helpers are informally employed in many countries

Why men are closer to achieving a good work-life balance than women

Development project

Project develops rural community with shea butter

A sustainable rural city creates employment opportunities for rural dwellers in Uganda

Gender justice

Mexico claims to pursue a “feminist” foreign policy

In Mexico, government rhetoric on women’s rights is better than what women experience in daily life

Work

Female bus conductors on the rise

Tanzanian women are defying the gender stereotype and working as bus conductors

UNCCD

Ecosystems and other land-related resources must be secured

Due to unsustainable economic activity, huge quantities of useful land are lost every year, warns UN agency

Labour rights

Dangerous cotton harvest

Mostly women pick cotton in Pakistan – they are poorly paid and exposed to health risks

Occupational health

Toxic substances in the life cycle of clothing

Many workers in textile and garments manufacturing are exposed to health risks they do not understand

Garments production

Clothing must get more value again

Textile production is an ethically, morally and ecologically complex issue – the industry needs social and sustainability standards

Nowadays

Training tailors, cooks or service staff

Catholic nuns try to help young women in Zambia to escape poverty

DBL Group

“We are growing dynamically”

Automation will have multiple implications, positive and negative – for example people will have better training so their opportunities improve

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Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.