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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

Migration
Floreana Miesen

On the border

How migrants from sub-Saharan Africa who live in Morocco prepare for their dangerous boat ride to the EU

Commodities
Anup Kumar Singh

Farmers' self-determination

Fairtrade is improving cotton farmers’ lot in Africa and India

Demographic trends
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Differentiated action

Study illuminates reasons for sustained high birth rates in Sub-Saharan Africa

Women’s empowerment
Khadija Farhana

Married too young

More work opportunities for women in Bangladesh can lower the rate of child marriages

Textile industry
Gisela Burckhardt

Price does not guarantee fairness

Working conditions for Bangladeshi seamstresses are often poor even when expensive branded garments are made

Labour relations
Nazma Akter
Marianne Scholte

“Enforce the law”

Bangladeshi labour leader demands that laws be enforced

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Poverty Reduction

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

Mexico must include its indigenous population in the tourism sector
Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery
Why tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka peaked in 2018
Mexico’s first female president
Prioritise international solidarity over national interests

Gender Equality

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

Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Why the acronym BIPoC does not have to explain anything
Defending the progress made

Governance

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

ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court
Turning point in sanctions policy
Advantages and pitfalls of sanctions

Sustainability

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

ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court
Turning point in sanctions policy
Advantages and pitfalls of sanctions