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Tunisia
Aya Chebbi

Revolution tourism

Revival of tourism will stabilise Tunisia’s democracy, a model for the Arab region

Value chains
Theresa Krinninger

Due diligence

Without binding laws, the value chain of mobile phones will not become more equitable

Labour
Gibson Masumbu
Martin Ostermeier

Job quality matters

Zambia’s bumpy road to decent work for all

Fibre raw materials
Marina Chahboune

Alternatives to cotton

The clothing industry is looking for alternatives to cotton

Transportation

Cheap and dangerous

Motorcycle taxis in Tanzania cause many traffic accidents, but are also a cheap way of transportation

Industrial work
Mirna Lilian Ramírez Pérez

No way out

Labour conditions are tough in Guatemala’s garment factories, and they are not improving

Decent work
Gerd Müller

Quality criteria

Gerd Müller, federal minister for economic cooperation and development, wants to improve labour conditions in textiles and garment production

AWAJ Foundation
Marianne Scholte

New kind of labour movement

A new kind of labour movement has been emerging in Bangladesh since the Rana-Plaza disaster

Editorial
Eva-Maria Verfürth

Made by human beings

Textiles and garment production prove that globalisation can and must be regulated

Comment
Christoph Kannengießer
Carla Nickel

German companies take a level-headed stance

Ebola hysteria is weakening African economies

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Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
How to end hunger
Why food security needs both peacebuilding and livelihood development
Eco-friendly agriculture must reduce farmers’ costs
How can we infer the colour of a person’s skin?

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

Justice for victims of rape
How can we infer the colour of a person’s skin?
How GIZ gets young people moving
Why sport is an effective tool for development
Addressing gender-based violence in Colombia

Governance

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

Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
The sudden fall of Bangladesh’s autocratic prime minister
The dubious practices of digital money lenders
How development policy is misunderstood
How GIZ gets young people moving

Sustainability

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

Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
The sudden fall of Bangladesh’s autocratic prime minister
The dubious practices of digital money lenders
How development policy is misunderstood
How GIZ gets young people moving