Recent
Silvana Cappuccio
The international community must intervene urgently and in a decisive and concrete manner by acting on the causes of child labour, in order to truly avoid its increasing expansion. The Call to Action on Child Labour made by the Fifth World Conference of the International Labour Organization (ILO), which took place in Durban in May […]
Dossier
Dossier
Green New DealAs we move into a new decade, humanity is facing unprecedented challenges. The ongoing climate crisis and the devastating COVID-19 pandemic are reshaping our world, exacerbating inequalities and fueling the rise of authoritarianism and nationalistic politics. Recently, a powerful narrative has emerged: the Green New Deal, a powerful call for change that brings with it hopes for delivering deep social and economic transformations. Today, the need for programmes that include the comprehensive decarbonisation and restructuring of our economies and social systems while protecting the climate from collapse has become imperative.
Right to a Healthy Environment
Climate researcher calls for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation TreatyJulia Steinberger
Right to a Healthy Environment, Social Rights, Social Rights, Socio-Ecological Transformation, Socio-Ecological Transformation, Socio-Ecological Transformation, United Nations, United Nations, United Nations
More Than Hot Air?Katja Voigt, Uwe Witt, David Williams, Tetet Lauron, Till Bender
Focus
Rights for Minority Groups, United Nations
Trans*, non-binary and gender non-conforming workers in international GenevaMira Fey
Trans*, non-binary and gender non-conforming workers in international Geneva: Obstacles to the full realisation of the employment rights of workers with diverse gender identities and expressions About the study Since the early 2000s, the United Nations (UN) and other international organisations (IOs) and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) situated in Geneva have progressively paid more attention to […]
Our Work
Social Rights
We are working towards a world that guarantees social justice. The working focus on social rights aims to globally strengthen the discourse on social rights and actors involved in this field. Because social rights must always be Global Social Rights. This is to be achieved on the one hand through the media, i.e. through publications and other media products, and on the other hand through partner projects and workshops.
International Organising
Exploitation through poor social and environmental standards is the flipside of a global value chain. Wages below the comparable minimum wage, health hazards at the workplace, lack of social security in the event of illness, accident or old age, and precarious employment relationships pose major challenges worldwide. We support better networking and organisation along transnational value chains, which enables trade unions to assert the interests of employees even in globally operating corporations and globally branched production processes.
Socio-Ecological Transformation
A sustainable fight against climate change is only possible through a far-reaching socio-ecological transformation. We therefore support the promotion of the concept of "climate justice" as well as progressive "just transition" approaches and transformative adaptation measures. The goal of all efforts must be a global economic order that is resource- and climate-just and capable of ensuring the self-renewal of the planet.
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Events
Rights for Minority Groups, United Nations
Trans*, NB and gender non-conforming workers in international GenevaRosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung
International Organising, Socio-Ecological Transformation
Climate Crisis and Workers OrganizingRosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung
Publications
International Organising, Right to Social Protection, Supply Chains
Amazon Workers Strike BackHans-Christian Stephan